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Leah Isadora Behn
Leah Isadora Behn
Born	8 April 2005 (age 19); Hankø, Fredrikstad, Norway
Father	Ari Behn
Mother	Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

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Leah Isadora Behn (born 8 April 2005) is the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her husband Ari Behn, and a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. She is the sixth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her sister Maud Angelica.^[1]

The web site of the Norwegian royal family names the core members of the family as King Harald and Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Märtha Louise, her three daughters, and Princess Astrid.^[2]

Life

The second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise, Leah Isadora was born at Bloksbjerg, her mother's summer residence on the island of Hankø, Norway.

On 17 June 2005, Leah was christened in the chapel of the Royal Palace, Oslo.^[3]^[4] Her godparents were Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, her mother's friends Gry Brusletto and Katharina Salbu, her father's brother Espen Bjørshol, her father's friend Jon Andreas Håtun, and Didrik Vigsnæs, the husband of Princess Märtha Louise's bridesmaid and second cousin Marianne Ulrichsen. Leah's grandmother, Queen Sonja, carried her to the baptismal font. The christening made headlines around the world when Märtha Louise revealed that the name Leah had been inspired by the Star Wars character Princess Leia. She said in an interview with the newspaper Aftenposten, "I must admit that I have always been a big 'Star Wars' fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world".^[5]

Leah has an older sister, Maud Angelica, and a younger one, Emma Tallulah.^[6] The family lived in Islington, London, then in New York, and finally in Lommedalen, a valley outside Oslo.^[7]

On 5 August 2016, Leah’s parents started divorce proceedings, intending to share custody of their daughters,^[8]^[9] and the divorce was finalized in 2017.^[10] Ari Behn killed himself on Christmas Day, 2019. He was buried in Oslo Cathedral.^[11] In April 2021, Princess Märtha Louise revealed that she was planning to move to the United States with her daughters when the problems of COVID-19 were out of the way.^[6]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Leah Isadora Behn

8. Bjarne Nikolai Bjørshol

4. Olav Bjørshol

9. Haldis Petrine Hansen

2. Ari Mikael Bjørshol

10. Andreas Solberg

5. Marianne Solberg

11. Anne Marie Behn

1. Leah Isadora Behn

12. King Olav V of Norway

6. King Harald V of Norway

13. Princess Märtha of Sweden

3. Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

14. Karl August Haraldsen

7. Sonja Haraldsen

15. Dagny Ulrichsen

References

^ "Order of succession". The Royal House of Norway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ Caroline Hallemann, "Get to Know the Norwegian Royal Family", Town & Country at townandcountrymag.com, 5 April 2021
^ "Christening of Leah Isadora". The pink royals. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ "Norwegian royals christen little Leah Isadora". Hello!. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ "Jeg er Leah (in Norwegian)". Aftenposten. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b "PRINCESS PLANS TO MOVE TO THE US: The royal said that her children will ‘of course join’" Hola!, 6 April 2021
^ Telegraph Obituaries (December 27, 2019). "Ari Behn, acclaimed writer who was compared to Scott Fitzgerald and was controversially married to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^ Berglund, Nina (August 5, 2016). "Royal Divorce 'Painful and Sad'". News in English Norway. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^ "Prinsesse Märtha Louise og Ari Behn har bestemt seg for å gå fra hverandre [Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn decided to go apart]". The Royal Court (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ "Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise". The Royal Court. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ Boucher, Phil (3 January 2020). "Princess Martha Louise's Ex-Husband, Ari Behn, Laid to Rest in Oslo Cathedral Following Christmas Day Suicide". People. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

External links

Official website of The Royal House of Norway

Lines of succession
Leah Isadora Behn House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 8 April 2005
Preceded by Maud Angelica Behn	Line of succession to the Norwegian throne 6th position	Succeeded by Emma Tallulah Behn
Preceded by Maud Angelica Behn	Line of succession to the British throne descended from Maud, daughter of Edward VII	Succeeded by Emma Tallulah Behn

[1] "Order of succession". The Royal House of Norway. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[2] Caroline Hallemann, "Get to Know the Norwegian Royal Family", Town & Country at townandcountrymag.com, 5 April 2021

[3] "Christening of Leah Isadora". The pink royals. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[4] "Norwegian royals christen little Leah Isadora". Hello!. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[5] "Jeg er Leah (in Norwegian)". Aftenposten. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[move-6] "PRINCESS PLANS TO MOVE TO THE US: The royal said that her children will ‘of course join’" Hola!, 6 April 2021

[7] Telegraph Obituaries (December 27, 2019). "Ari Behn, acclaimed writer who was compared to Scott Fitzgerald and was controversially married to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

[8] Berglund, Nina (August 5, 2016). "Royal Divorce 'Painful and Sad'". News in English Norway. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

[9] "Prinsesse Märtha Louise og Ari Behn har bestemt seg for å gå fra hverandre [Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn decided to go apart]". The Royal Court (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[10] "Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise". The Royal Court. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

[11] Boucher, Phil (3 January 2020). "Princess Martha Louise's Ex-Husband, Ari Behn, Laid to Rest in Oslo Cathedral Following Christmas Day Suicide". People. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

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-'''Leah Isadora Behn''' (born 8 April 2005) is the second daughter of [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]] and her husband [[Ari Behn]], and a grandchild of [[Harald V of Norway|King Harald V]] and [[Queen Sonja of Norway]]. She is the sixth in the [[line of succession to the Norwegian throne]], after her sister [[Maud Angelica Behn|Maud Angelica]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28654&sek=27302|title=Order of succession|work=The Royal House of Norway|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>
+'''Leah Isadora Behn''' (born 8 April 2005) is the second daughter of [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]] and her husband [[Ari Behn]], and a grandchild of [[Harald V of Norway|King Harald V]] and [[Queen Sonja of Norway]]. She is the sixth in the [[line of succession to the Norwegian throne]], after her sister [[Maud Angelica Behn|Maud Angelica]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Order of succession|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28654&sek=27302|work=The Royal House of Norway|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>
 The web site of the Norwegian royal family names the core members of the family as King Harald and Queen Sonja, [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Crown Prince Haakon]], [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway|Crown Princess Mette-Marit]], [[Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway|Princess Ingrid Alexandra]], [[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway|Prince Sverre Magnus]], Princess Märtha Louise, her three daughters, and [[Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner|Princess Astrid]].<ref>Caroline Hallemann, [https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g35903841/norwegian-royal-family-members/ "Get to Know the Norwegian Royal Family"], [[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] at townandcountrymag.com, 5 April 2021</ref>
 ==Life==
 The second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise, Leah Isadora was born at Bloksbjerg, her mother's summer residence on the island of [[Hankø]], [[Norway]].
-On 17 June 2005, Leah was christened in the chapel of the [[Royal Palace, Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepinkroyals.blogspot.com/2005/06/christening-of-baby-princess-leah.html|title=Christening of Leah Isadora|work=The pink royals|date=16 June 2005|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/06/16/norwegianchristening/|title=Norwegian royals christen little Leah Isadora|work=[[Hello!]]|date=16 June 2005|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> Her godparents were [[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands]], her mother's friends Gry Brusletto and Katharina Salbu, her father's brother Espen Bjørshol, her father's friend [[Jono El Grande|Jon Andreas Håtun]], and Didrik Vigsnæs, the husband of Princess Märtha Louise's bridesmaid and second cousin Marianne Ulrichsen. Leah's grandmother, Queen Sonja, carried her to the baptismal font. The christening made headlines around the world when Märtha Louise revealed that the name Leah had been inspired by the [[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]] character [[Princess Leia]]. She said in an interview with the newspaper ''[[Aftenposten]]'', "I must admit that I have always been a big 'Star Wars' fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/kongelige/article1060715.ece#.U7KPzn8ayK1|title=Jeg er Leah (in Norwegian)|work=[[Aftenposten]]|date=19 October 2011|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>
+On 17 June 2005, Leah was christened in the chapel of the [[Royal Palace, Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web|date=16 June 2005|title=Christening of Leah Isadora|url=http://thepinkroyals.blogspot.com/2005/06/christening-of-baby-princess-leah.html|work=The pink royals|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=16 June 2005|title=Norwegian royals christen little Leah Isadora|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/06/16/norwegianchristening/|work=[[Hello!]]|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> Her godparents were [[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands]], her mother's friends Gry Brusletto and Katharina Salbu, her father's brother Espen Bjørshol, her father's friend [[Jono El Grande|Jon Andreas Håtun]], and Didrik Vigsnæs, the husband of Princess Märtha Louise's bridesmaid and second cousin Marianne Ulrichsen. Leah's grandmother, Queen Sonja, carried her to the baptismal font. The christening made headlines around the world when Märtha Louise revealed that the name Leah had been inspired by the [[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]] character [[Princess Leia]]. She said in an interview with the newspaper ''[[Aftenposten]]'', "I must admit that I have always been a big 'Star Wars' fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world".<ref>{{cite web|date=19 October 2011|title=Jeg er Leah (in Norwegian)|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/kongelige/article1060715.ece#.U7KPzn8ayK1|work=[[Aftenposten]]|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>
-Leah has an older sister, [[Maud Angelica Behn|Maud Angelica]], and a younger one, Emma Tallulah.<ref name=move/> The family lived in [[Islington]], London, then in New York, and finally in [[Lommedalen]], a valley outside Oslo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/12/27/ari-behn-acclaimed-writer-compared-scott-fitzgerald-controversially/|title=Ari Behn, acclaimed writer who was compared to Scott Fitzgerald and was controversially married to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway – obituary|last=Telegraph Obituaries|date=December 27, 2019|work=The Telegraph|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
+Leah has an older sister, [[Maud Angelica Behn|Maud Angelica]], and a younger one, Emma Tallulah.<ref name="move">"PRINCESS PLANS TO MOVE TO THE US: The royal said that her children will ‘of course join’" ''[[Hola!]]'', 6 April 2021</ref> The family lived in [[Islington]], London, then in New York, and finally in [[Lommedalen]], a valley outside Oslo.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Telegraph Obituaries|date=December 27, 2019|title=Ari Behn, acclaimed writer who was compared to Scott Fitzgerald and was controversially married to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway – obituary|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/12/27/ari-behn-acclaimed-writer-compared-scott-fitzgerald-controversially/|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
-On 5 August 2016, Leah’s parents started divorce proceedings, intending to share custody of their daughters,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/08/05/royal-divorce-painful-and-sad/|title=Royal Divorce 'Painful and Sad'|last=Berglund|first=Nina|date=August 5, 2016|work=News in English Norway|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=137274&sek=112472|title=Prinsesse Märtha Louise og Ari Behn har bestemt seg for å gå fra hverandre [Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn decided to go apart]|website=The Royal Court|language=no|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702151526/http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=137274&sek=112472|archive-date=2 July 2017|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> and the divorce was finalized in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28745&sek=27287|title=Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise|website=The Royal Court|access-date=18 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427125632/https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28745&sek=27287|archive-date=27 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Ari Behn killed himself on Christmas Day, 2019. He was buried in Oslo Cathedral.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-martha-louises-ex-husband-laid-to-rest-in-oslo-following-christmas-day-suicide/|title=Princess Martha Louise's Ex-Husband, Ari Behn, Laid to Rest in Oslo Cathedral Following Christmas Day Suicide|magazine=People|first=Phil|last=Boucher|date=3 January 2020|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref> In April 2021, Princess Märtha Louise revealed that she was planning to move to the United States with her daughters when the problems of [[COVID-19]] were out of the way.<ref name=move>"PRINCESS PLANS TO MOVE TO THE US: The royal said that her children will ‘of course join’" ''[[Hola!]]'', 6 April 2021</ref>
+On 5 August 2016, Leah’s parents started divorce proceedings, intending to share custody of their daughters,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Berglund|first=Nina|date=August 5, 2016|title=Royal Divorce 'Painful and Sad'|work=News in English Norway|url=https://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/08/05/royal-divorce-painful-and-sad/|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Prinsesse Märtha Louise og Ari Behn har bestemt seg for å gå fra hverandre [Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn decided to go apart]|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=137274&sek=112472|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702151526/http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=137274&sek=112472|archive-date=2 July 2017|access-date=5 August 2016|website=The Royal Court|language=no}}</ref> and the divorce was finalized in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28745&sek=27287|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427125632/https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28745&sek=27287|archive-date=27 April 2019|access-date=18 February 2018|website=The Royal Court}}</ref> Ari Behn killed himself on Christmas Day, 2019. He was buried in Oslo Cathedral.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boucher|first=Phil|date=3 January 2020|title=Princess Martha Louise's Ex-Husband, Ari Behn, Laid to Rest in Oslo Cathedral Following Christmas Day Suicide|url=https://people.com/royals/princess-martha-louises-ex-husband-laid-to-rest-in-oslo-following-christmas-day-suicide/|access-date=3 January 2020|magazine=People}}</ref> In April 2021, Princess Märtha Louise revealed that she was planning to move to the United States with her daughters when the problems of [[COVID-19]] were out of the way.<ref name="move" />
 ==Ancestry==
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