Johan Ferner

Johan Martin Ferner

Johan Martin Ferner in 2007.
Personal information
Birth name	Johan Martin Jacobsen
Born	(1927-07-22)22 July 1927 Asker, Norway
Died	24 January 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 87) The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Spouse(s)	Ingeborg Hesselberg-Meyer ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1956)​ Princess Astrid of Norway ​ ​ (m. 1961)​
hide Medal record Sailing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 6 metre class

Johan Martin Ferner (né Johan Martin Jacobsen; 22 July 1927 – 24 January 2015) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Finn Ferner (his brother), Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen.^[1] He was married to Princess Astrid, the sister of King Harald V of Norway. He was also the brother-in-law of Princess Ragnhild.

Family[]

Johan Ferner was the son of master tailor Ferner Jacobsen (1884–1964), who established a department store in Oslo, and his wife, Ragnhild Olsen (1889–1966). He inherited the department store in 1964. Ferner was originally his father's given name and was adopted as a family name by Johan Martin Ferner and his siblings. His grandfather was maritime pilot Johan Martin Jacobsen (1850–1907) from Tjøme, son of blacksmith Jacob Andreas Knudsen (1819–1868).

Marriages and children[]

Firstly, on 20 January 1953, Johan Ferner married artist Ingeborg 'Bitte' Hesselberg-Meyer (later Rostad; 1931–1997). They divorced 1956. He then remarried at Asker Church outside Oslo on 12 January 1961 to Princess Astrid of Norway, the second daughter of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden.^[2]

The couple had five children:

• Cathrine Ferner (b. 22 July 1962, Oslo), married 9 December 1989 in Oslo, Arild Johansen (b. 18 June 1961, Oslo),^[3] and has two children:
  • Sebastian Ferner Johansen (b. 9 March 1990, Oslo).
    • Nicoline Johansen (b. 2019)^[4]
  • Madeleine Ferner Johansen (b. 7 March 1993, Oslo).
• Benedikte Ferner (b. 27 September 1963, Oslo), married firstly 30 April 1994 in Oslo (divorced 1998) Rolf Woods (b. 17 June 1963, Oslo), without issue, and married secondly on 2 December 2000 in Oslo and separated in 2002, Mons Einar Stange (b. 26 May 1962, Oslo), without issue.^[5]
• Alexander Ferner (b. 15 March 1965, Oslo),^[6] married 27 July 1996 in Holmenkollen Kapell, Oslo, Margrét Gudmundsdóttir (b. 27 March 1966, Reykjavík, Iceland), and has two children:
  • Edward Ferner (b. 28 March 1996, Bærum, Norway).
  • Stella Ferner (b. 23 April 1998, Bærum, Norway).
• Elisabeth Ferner (b. 30 March 1969, Oslo), married 3 October 1992 in Oslo, Tom Folke Beckmann (b. 14 January 1963, Oslo),^[7] and has one son:
  • Benjamin Ferner Beckmann (b. 25 April 1999, Oslo).
• Carl-Christian Ferner (b. 22 October 1972, Oslo), married 4 October 2014 in Oslo, Anna-Stina Slattum Karlsen (b. 23 February 1984).^[8] He works for the family business, Ferner Jacobsen AS.^[9][10]
  • Fay Ferner (b. 2018)

Honours[]

National honours[]

•  Norway: Knight Commander of the Order of St. Olav^[11]
•  Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Haakon VII^[12][13]
•  Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Silver Jubilee Medal^[12][13]
•  Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Commemorative Medal^[12][13]
•  Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V^[14]
•  Norway: Recipient of the Royal House Centenary Medal^[14]

Foreign honours[]

•  Belgium: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II^[12][13][15]
•  France: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit^[12][13]
•  Germany: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[12][13]
•  Jordan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence^[15]
•  Luxembourg: Knight Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Special Class^{[12][13][14][15]}
•  Netherlands: Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown^[12][13]
•  Spain: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[12][13][14]
•  Sweden: Recipient of 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI^[16]

Ancestry[]

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