Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs

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Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs

The Royal mottos or valgspråk/valspråk of the Norwegian monarchs are an old tradition. Most regents of Norway have used either a personal motto or alternatively the motto of his dynasty. The tradition of using a royal motto in other monarchies is that it most often stays the same within one dynasty. In this respect they do however serve all the traditional purposes of a national or royal motto. One example is the imprint on KroneNorwegian krone

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. The last three kings have adopted the same motto as their personal motto. The royal motto Alt for Norge has a particularly high standing as it became one of the main symbols of the Norwegian struggle during the German occupation of Norway in World War IIWorld War II

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Regent	Reign	Royal motto (in NorwegianNorwegian language Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway.... )	EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... translation
Christian IIChristian II of Denmark Summary Christian II was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, under the Kalmar Union....	1513 – 1523	Så var det beskikket	Thus it was ordained
Frederick IFrederick I of Denmark Summary Frederick I of Denmark and Norway was the son of the first Oldenburg King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and of D...	1523 – 1533	Mitt håp er Gud alene	My hope is God alone
Christian IIIFacts About Christian III of Denmark Christian III, king of Denmark and Norway, was the son of Frederick I of Denmark and his first consort, Anna of Brandenburg....	1536 – 1559	Skje Herrens vilje	The Lord's will be done
Frederick IIFrederick II of Denmark Frederick II , King of Denmark and Norway from 1559 until his death....	1559 – 1588	Intet uten Gud	Nothing without God
Christian IVChristian IV of Denmark Christian IV, king of Denmark and Norway, the son of Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway, and Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schw...	1588 – 1648	Fromhet styrker riket	Piety strengthens the realm
Frederick IIIFrederick III of Denmark Frederick III was king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death....	1648 – 1670	Herren vil være mitt forsyn	The Lord will be my guide
Christian VChristian V of Denmark Christian V, was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670-1699....	1670 – 1699	Med fromhet og rettferdighet	With piety and justice
Frederick IVFrederick IV of Denmark Frederick IV king of Denmark and Norway from 1699....	1699 – 1730	Herren er min hjelper	The Lord is my aid
Christian VIChristian VI of Denmark Christian VI was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730....	1730 – 1746	For Gud og folket	For God and the people
Frederick VFrederick V of Denmark Frederick V was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746, son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulm...	1746 – 1766	Ved forsigtighet og bestandighet	By caution and consistency
Christian VIIChristian VII of Denmark Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein....	1766 – 1808	Fedrelandets kjerlighet min berømmelse	The love of the fatherland my reward
Frederick VIFrederick VI of Denmark King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway, reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839, and as king of Norway from 1808 to ...	1808 – 1814	Gud og den rettferdige sak	God and the just cause
Christian Frederik	1814	Gud og fedrelandet	God and the fatherland
Karl IICharles XIII of Sweden Charles XIII, was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 until his death....	1814 – 1818	Folkets vel min høyeste lov	The welfare of the people my highest law ¹
Karl IIICharles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV John , born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death....	1818 – 1844	Folkets kjærlighet min belønning	The love of the people my reward
Oscar IOscar I of Sweden Overview Oscar I, born *Joseph Franois Oscar Bernadotte* , was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death....	1844 – 1859	Rett og sannhet	Right and truth
Karl IVCharles XV of Sweden Karl XV was King of Sweden and Norway from 1859 until his death....	1859 – 1872	Land skal med lov bygges	A country should be built on law
Oscar IIOscar II of Sweden Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death, and of Norway 1872 - 1905....	1872 – 1905	Broderfolkenes vel	The good of the brother peoples
Haakon VIIHaakon VII of Norway Haakon VII, King of Norway, , was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden....	1905 – 1957	Alt for Norge	All for Norway ²
Olav VOlav V of Norway Olav V, King of Norway from 1957 to 1991....	1957 – 1991	Alt for Norge	All for Norway
Harald VHarald V of Norway Summary Harald V, King of Norway, , a title he assumed upon his father's death on January 17, 1991....	1991 –	Alt for Norge	All for Norway

See also: List of Norwegian monarchsList of Norwegian monarchs

This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including:...

Note: (1) Compare with the motto of the U.S. stateU.S. state

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: "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law". Originally from CiceroCicero

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's De Legibus, Book III, Part III, Sub. VIII.
(2) The present royal motto is not easily translated into English as it does not mean "Everything for Norway", but rather "Sacrifice everything for Norway" or "There is not anything I will not do for Norway".