Monarchy of Norway (Nuclear Apocalypse: 2014)

The Norwegian monarch is the monarchical head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been in unions with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods.

The current monarch is Queen Ingrid I, who has reigned since 20 March 2017, succeeding her father, King Haakon VIII. The heir apparent is her brother, Prince Sverre Magnus. Due to her age, Queen Ingrid's mother acts as the Regent of Norway. Since the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden and the subsequent election of a Danish prince as King Haakon VII in 1905, the reigning royal house of Norway has been a branch of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg; originally from Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, the same royal house as the Danish and former Greek royal families.

Although merely ceremonial, there is a movement in Norway aimed to give the monarch, when she comes of age, the right to exercise political power. The Queen does not, by convention, have direct participation in government. She ratifies laws and royal resolutions, receives and sends envoys from and to foreign countries and hosts state visits. She has a more tangible influence as the symbol of national unity. The annual New Year's Eve speech is one occasion when the monarch traditionally raises negative issues. The Queen is also Supreme Commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces and Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. The Queen has no official role in the Church of Norway, but was once required by the Constitution to be a member.

List of Monarchs of Norway
This is a list of Norwegian monarchs since the country gained independence in 1905.