Maud of Wales
1869–1938 (age 69)
Biography
Maud of Wales embraced her role as consort to King Haakon VII with grace, bridging her British roots with the aspirations of a newly independent Norway and offering steady encouragement to the royal household.
Her charitable engagements and maternal warmth endeared her to the Norwegian people, and her memory rests with honor at Akershus Fortress.