# Johan Ferner

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. He was married to Princess Astrid, the sister of King Harald V of Norway and 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 in 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.
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), and has two children:
** Sebastian Ferner Johansen (b. 9 March 1990, Oslo), married Ida Belinda Lundstrøm, and had two children:
*** Nicoline Johansen (b. 2019).
*** Ferdinand Johansen (b. 2021).
** Madeleine Ferner Johansen (b. 7 March 1993, Oslo), married 17 October 2022 in Oslo, Ole-Aleksander Karlsen, and has one daughter:
*** Hermine Karlsen (b. 2023).
* 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.
* Alexander Ferner (b. 15 March 1965, Oslo), 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), 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). :

## Honours
### National honours

* Norway: Knight Commander of the Order of St. Olav
* Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Haakon VII
* Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Silver Jubilee Medal
* Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Commemorative Medal
* Norway: Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V
* Norway: Recipient of the Royal House Centenary Medal

### Foreign honours

* Belgium: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II
* France: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
* Germany: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
* Jordan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence
* Luxembourg: Knight Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Special Class
* Netherlands: Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown
* Spain: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
* Sweden: Recipient of 50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI

## Ancestry

Ancestors of Johan Ferner :