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Lorentzen was married to Princess Ragnhild, sister of King Harald. He died after some time of illness.
It is with great sadness that we have received the sad message that Erling Sven Lorentzen has fallen asleep. Our thoughts go to his closest, who has lost a good father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather, writes the king in a message of condolence.
Resistance and war hero
Princess Ragnhild and Erling Lorentzen announced their engagement on February 14, 1953.
Photo: NTB
When the Germans invaded Norway in 1940, Lorentzen volunteered, just 17 years old.
After the Norwegian defeat, he went to Scotland where he received training with Kompani Linge.
Among other things, he collaborated with opponent Gunnar Sønsteby, known as “Kjakan”.
When the royal family returned to Norway on June 7, 1945 after five years in exile, Lorentzen was a bodyguard.
Thus he met his future wife, Ragnhild, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Olav.
Moved to Brazil
Lorentzen and the princess made history by marrying civilly on May 15, 1953. It was the first time in a long time that a ruling European royal family had entered into a civil marriage.
The couple settled in Brazil, where they were supposed to stay for a few years. They stayed there forever, and the family eventually became as Brazilian as it was Norwegian.
They had three children.
Son Haakon was born on August 23, 1954, daughter Ingeborg on February 27, 1957, and Ragnhild Alexandra, named after her mother and grandfather, was born on May 8, 1968.
– Our dear father, Erling Lorentzen, fell asleep peacefully in Oslo today, March 9, 2021, Lorentzen’s family informs NTB via Slottet.
Lorentzen became an industrial pioneer in Brazil for many decades. He established several companies in Brazil, including Brazilian transportation and timber.
In 1977, King Olav appointed his son-in-law to St. Olav’s commander for his work on behalf of Norwegian interests in Brazil.
His wife, Princess Ragnhild, died in 2012.
Criticized “Crossing the Atlantic”
Lorentzen himself was active until recently. Before Christmas, he became involved in the controversy surrounding the television series “Atlantic Crossing.”
In an Aftenposten article, he wrote that the television series left a “deeply false impression.”
“By approaching real events, with famous historical figures whose lives we know something about, and at the same time taking the greatest liberties,” Atlantic Crossing “creates a deeply false impression of history, Lorentzen wrote:
