Erling Lorentzen

Erling Lorentzen
Born Erling Sven Lorentzen
(1923-01-28) 28 January 1923
Oslo, Norway
Other names Erling S. Lorentzen
Spouse(s) Princess Ragnhild of Norway
(m. 19532012)
Children Haakon Lorentzen
Ingeborg Lorentzen
Ragnhild Lorentzen
Parent(s) Øivind Lorentzen
Ragna Nilsen

Erling Sven Lorentzen (born 28 January 1923) is a Norwegian shipowner and industrialist who has lived in Brazil for decades. He founded Aracruz Celulose in 1968.[1] He is the widower of Princess Ragnhild. He is a member of the Lorentzen family of shipping magnates.

Life and career

He was born in Oslo as the son of Øivind Lorentzen (1881–1981) and Ragna Nilsen (1883–1976). He worked for the Norwegian Independent Company 1, a British military unit, during World War II.

Lorentzen formerly owned 28% of Aracruz Celulose, which he sold for approximately 1.7 billion USD in July 2008.

Marriage and children

Lorentzen married Princess Ragnhild, elder granddaughter of the then-reigning King Haakon VII, on 15 May 1953 in Asker, Norway. He is thus the brother-in-law of King Harald V, Queen Sonja and Princess Astrid.[2]

They have three children:

Honours and awards

National honours

Foreign honours

Ancestors

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