King Haakon VII of Norway, Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel (August 3, 1872 - September 21, 1957) was the first King of Norway after the secession from Sweden in 1905. Baptized Carl, he was the second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, a younger brother of King Christian X of Denmark and a grandson of King Charles IV of Norway (who had also been King of Sweden). He is a direct descendant of Josephine de Beauharnais, the first wife of Napoleon.

Prince Carl became king on November 18, 1905 and was crowned at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim on June 22, 1906. Haakon married the Princess Maud, youngest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Their son, Prince Olav, was born on July 2, 1903. At Haakon's death in 1957 Prince Olav succeeded as Olav V.

During World War II, King Haakon, exiled in London, was an important national symbol in the Norwegian resistance.