[55] However, these adaptations often altered the portrayal of the Captain. On April 25, 1854, a shy and melancholy bride married into a major European royal house. By the time Maria arrived on the scene, both von Trapp and Princess Yvonne were planning towards an imminent marriage, though they were not yet officially engaged. Platinum Author And from one moment to the next, you didn't know what hit her. VIENNA, Dec. 10. Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp was born in Zara, Dalmatia, then a Crown Land of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (present-day Zadar, Croatia). If we ignore the ten year difference between when the Trapp children met Maria for the first time, their names and ages were as follows. 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. Captain von Trapp himself played several instruments and hired various music teachers for his children, many of whom lived at the villa at different points. As she said in her autobiography. Subsequently composed (musical/film only, not by original group): On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Both Stphanie and Rudolf were sure it would be a boy; they even spoke of the future child by calling him "Wenceslaus" (Wacaw), a Czech first name reflecting the sympathies of the Crown Prince for the Slavic populations of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [71] Her sister Louise returned to Belgium as well, and the dying sovereign also refused to see her. Stephanie writes: "My education began at the age of ten; I immediately understood that from that moment books and notebooks would take the place of my toys, that a more orderly life would begin". Stphanie and her daughter were placed in the third row. [60], At the court of Vienna, Stphanie had to endure the coldness of Empress Elisabeth, who avoided her, and the equally distant attitude adopted by Emperor Franz Joseph I. Their paths crossed for a single instant, only to move away immediately and forever. Three months later, on 23 August 1945, Stephanie died there of a stroke, aged 81. The story is practically a fairy tale with the love story between the Captain and Maria, the backdrop of the Austrian mountains is dramatic, and the Nazi party cast a shadow over the idyllic proceedings. The church was so crowded that the wedding procession was hampered in its progress. In her 2003 interview, the younger Maria confirmed that her stepmother "had a terrible temper. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [44], In the autumn of 1881, Stphanie thought she was pregnant, but it was a false alarm. As the New York Times noted, Stphanie "invented a new chafing dish and spirit lamp combined, and [took] out patents in England, France, Germany, Italy, and Belgium". They had one child, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie. . FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. Sisis husband, Franz Joseph, was hardworking and loved her, but had little imagination or humor. So the day he had planned on proposing to Yvonne, he instead broke off their relationship with intentions of marrying Maria. Crown Princess Stphanie, consort to Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, by Hans Canon (c. 1884). Finally, Maria askedthe Captainif he would please be so kind as to get engaged to Princess Yvonne right away.. They discover that the Nazis have closed the border and they have no avenue of escape. Contents Top 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory. I began by telling him that Rudolf was very ill and that his pathetic appearance and his dissipated behavior caused me serious concern; I begged him to make his son take a long journey so as to distract him from his grueling existence. He was offered a commission in the German Navy, a tempting proposition, but decided to decline the offer, being opposed to Nazi ideology. ): harvnb error: no target: CITEREFvon_Trapp2007 (. 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The teenagers, however, were eager to return to their home because their grandmother's attitudes were very different from what they were used to. The reaction of Rudolf's parents was mixed while Empress Elisabeth was deeply disappointed with the match as the Belgian monarchy dated only from 1830 and did not compare to the Habsburgs in terms of seniority, even though its royal house was a branch of the House of Wettin (one of the oldest ruling houses in Europe), Emperor Franz Joseph I was pleased. Stphanie's marriage quickly became fragile. . The Queen therefore never left her son's bedside. The doctor recommended the removal of the uvula and performed this surgery before his young patient went to Ostend to recover. Another publishing house, John Murray of London, also rejected the text received. Ive included the option for straps, for authenticity, as well as cap sleeves which can quickly convert this gown into a modest formal wear dress! But in honor well, not in honor, I certainly am not fond of Baroness Schraeder; but in remembrance of her beautiful wardrobe from the Sound of Music, I have just released the 1930s style sewing pattern for Baroness Schraeders Evening Gown! [47] At the beginning of 1886, the Crown Prince fell seriously ill. Several diagnoses included cystitis and stomach disease. 331-334. Concerned that her sudden removal might stir the Captains affections for her, Princess Yvonne convinced Maria to stay at least until the wedding and the start of the school term. In this 1955 photograph, thirteen-year-old Princess Yvonne of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in Germany is shown tipping back a bottle of Dry Sack sherry as her twelve-year-old brother Prince Alexander sits calmly by, his cigarette nearly finished. The King forbade his youngest daughter Clmentine to correspond with Stphanie and threatened to abolish the annual annuity of 50,000 francs which she received, although Franz Joseph I advised him against it. As news of the empresss arrival leaked, Lucheni found out the prince had cancelled his trip. However, the King of Belgium refused to see his daughter marry a man of lower rank. She worked as a singer and an artist, and lived in. Stalked by the press, adored by the common man and bedeviled by depression and a severe eating disorder, Sisis royal career also brings to mind Princess Diana, whose life ended similarly tragically a century later. The Mayr von Melnhof family were Catholic Styrians since the 15th century and, having become industrialists, were ennobled with the title of Baron in Austria in 1859.[3]. Of course Maria quickly became excited to become wife and mother to such a wonderful family, and was really only sad at first because she thoughtthe Lordhad rejected her offer of a life of service to Him. Her relatives prepared her for death. She was born Princess Maria Filippa Johanna Elisabeth Fernanda Yvonne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn at Koblenz on July 23, 1980. However, in May, Stphanie (suffering from heart disease) and her husband left their residence to take refuge in the Pannonhalma Archabbey, protected by the International Committee of the Red Cross. An avid seamstress, she has studied historical costume in England and has had her work featured by PBS host Martha Pullen. He married Erika Klambauer in 1948 and had four sons and two daughters, including. However, in 1922, Stphanie was delighted to receive her two eldest grandsons, Franz Joseph and Ernst Weriand of Windisch-Graetz. His father, Fregattenkapitn August Johann[7] Trapp, was a naval officer who had been elevated to the Austrian nobility as Ritter von Trapp when he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown Third Class. It was she who, at the request of her mother-in-law, now accompanied the Emperor and the Crown Prince on official trips and who received foreign sovereigns visiting the court. The Nazis are waiting for them! Your mother and I are all in favor of this marriage. She bore Franz Joseph three children during the first four years of their marriage, but only two Crown Prince Rudolf and Archduchess Giselasurvived past infancy. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You can support me and join me for historical tidbits and other behind the scene facts at my Patreon. This tenderness was expressed especially in their correspondence because it was difficult to travel to Rusovce. In 1938, the Captain was 58-years old, had not been in a submarine since 1918, or 20 years before, and had lost all his money through a foolish investment. However, this second union was happy. His older sister was the Austrian artist Hede von Trapp, and his brother Werner died in 1915 during World War I. [30][31] Around 1936, Lotte Lehmann heard the family sing, and she suggested they perform paid concerts. [3], About 1926, Maria Franziska was recovering from an illness and was unable to go to school, so Trapp hired Maria Augusta Kutschera, a novice from the nearby Nonnberg Abbey as a tutor. Among their closest acquaintances figured, from 1944, their chaplain, Geza Karsai, Germanist, university professor and monk of the Pannonhalma Archabbey. I say forced, but they were actually very happy there and ultimately it would be where they settled. In her book, "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers", Maria von Trapp describes the turn of events which take her from Salzburg's Nonnberg Abbey to the von Trapp villa as a teacher, and ultimately into her new role as mother to seven growing children. [6] For many weeks, the girl was unconscious, feverish and in great pain. Besides her research of the real von Trapp story, Katrina is also fascinated with the "Sound of Music" film history. In 1944, she disinherited her daughter, who had divorced to live with a socialist deputy and whom she had not seen since 1925. Helene had a very happy life, though, but perhaps her only problem was everyone around her dying . 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In March 1880 Rudolf was invited to the Belgian court at the insistence of Leopold II. [65] The Belgian sovereigns, offended that Stphanie did not primarily speak to them about her matrimonial projects, severed any relationship with their daughter and forbade her to return to Belgium. Died from complications of a casarean section in 1951. [34] In The Story of the Trapp Family Singers (1949), Maria von Trapp pointed out that there was a high incidence of lung cancer among World War I U-Boat crews, due to the diesel and gasoline fumes and poor ventilation, and that his death could be considered service-related. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration But unlike the excesses of Marie Antoinette, the aloof Sisi would spend her life denying her own appetites. | ". His eldest son, Rupert, was invited to take up a position among the doctors of the Third Reich which was also refused. From 1874, Stphanie (who until then had a nanny, the Viennese Antoinette Polsterer) was placed under the direction of her sister Louise's governess, Mademoiselle Legrand. She married in Vienna on 10 May 1881, Crown Prince Rudolf, son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. However, she was not Rudolf's first choice as a potential bride: having refused Princess Mathilde of Saxony, as well as several Infantas of Portugal and Spain,[24] he found that Stphanie was one of the few Catholic princesses who met the criteria imposed by his father Emperor Franz Joseph I to become wife of the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [citation needed], Trapp died of lung cancer on 30 May 1947 in Stowe, Vermont. Contrary to general thought, the von Trapp children knew much of music, and the Captain is reported to have said that his children often did nothing but sing all day long. [8][23], Agathe's inherited wealth sustained the couple and permitted them to start a family, and they had two sons and five daughters over the next ten years. [3] On the voyage home he visited the Holy Land where he met a Franciscan friar who took him on a tour of all the Biblical sites he wanted to see. The family was musically inclined before Maria arrived, but she did teach them to sing madrigals. The oldest von Trapp daughter, Agathe, later penned that the Princess was not only a Vienesse countess, but actually a cousin of Georg's first wife! After all, whats there to like about her? [85] The work appeared in a French version in 1937 in Brussels under the title: Je devais tre impratrice (I Had To Be Empress),[86] and the same year was finally authorized to be published in Austria under the original title. The publishing contract was drawn up on 24 April 1934, but Stphanie's procrastination postponed the publication and distribution of her memoirs to October 1935, under the original title of Ich sollte Kaiserin werden (I Was To Be Empress) in German bookstores,[83] because the book was censored in Austria,[84] where the police visited every bookshop in Vienna in order to seize the copies already on sale. Rudolfs bullet killed my faith, Sisi told Marie Valerie, according toThe Reluctant Empress. It seems Im in the mood to pick apart the history behind musicals. In March 1890, Potocki died and Stphanie once again went into a deep grieving. 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[49], In order to take care of himself, Rudolf left to stay on the island of Lokrum, where he took Stphanie. In 1912, Louise and Stphanie, who had now become her ally, were defended by Henri Jaspar and Paul-mile Janson, and Louise persevered in her legal actions. (Credit: Imagno/Getty Images), Sisi, however, dismissed all this attention. Maria and Georg's children Rosmarie - Born 1929. In 1895, he accompanied Archduke Louis Victor as a member of the imperial legation during the coronation of Tsar Nicolas II in Saint Petersburg. Early in her reign, Sisi developed a deep interest in Hungary, then a rebellious part of her husbands empire. The situation did not improve as she settled into her new reality. [28] The family decided to leave Austria. They met the latter in Spain, and then in Belgium where Ferdinand had been exiled since 1930. Princess Yvonne. In order to toughen us up, the windows of our bedroom, summer and winter, remained open: we rarely heated". Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 10:53. Thats not to say it wouldnt have been a nail-biting experience. So instead, were just going to have a casual look at the history that surrounds one of the most famous musicals of all time. See Photos. Shy and unsure, Sisi crumbled under the strict court etiquette, which left her isolated and friendless. Something Good Maria, Captain von Trapp, and the Baroness. Affectionately known as Princess "Manni" or her more artistic moniker "Mamarazza," she was an accomplished photographer, her images becoming featured in magazines as well as gallery exhibitions. In return, the Benedictines were responsible for meeting all the debts of the Lnyays and managing their estates. This unusual entrance into public life was one in a string of tragedies that marked Sisis reign, placing her within a long line of reluctant royal consorts trapped in gilded cages. [] I calmly enter death which alone can save my good reputation. Stphanie and her daughter Elisabeth Marie attended the funeral, which took place nine days later. [11] He also rejected his family for his mistresses having so many scandalous liaisons that he was known to his subjects as Le Roi des Belges et des Belles (The King of the Belgians and of the Beauties). Summoned by the Reverend Mother, Maria was told that the convent has had a request for a governess for one of the daughters of Captain Baron Georg von Trapp. Among other things, Trapp bought seven bottles of water from the Jordan River which were later used to baptize his first seven children. Crown Princess Stphanie of Austria, by Hedwig Hna-Senft (1883). The Captain and Maria return to find that he has been invited to serve in the navy but he cannot bring himself to join the Nazi party. A long, cheerful noise arose from the crowd. Her early upbringing from an apartheid era household where . Though medical help was called, Sisi soon died of internal bleeding. Stphanie was the third child of the Duke (future King Leopold II) and Duchess of Brabant (born Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria), an unhappy and mismatched couple. [8], Trapp's patrols in U-5 and U-14 made him the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commander of World War I, sinking 11 Allied merchant ships totaling 47,653 GRT and 2 Allied warships displacing a total of 12,641 tons. . She chose to address herself by letter, in October 1899, to Queen Victoria who supported her. [42], From October 1881, Stphanie replaced the Empress at official receptions. Despite Rudolf's attempts to reconcile with his wife, their quarrel seemed deep. (Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images). But the Emperor interrupted me: It is your imagination that creates ghosts for you. Shocked by the admission which had apparently come from the Captain himself, Maria resolved to return to the abbey so that she would be in no danger of encouraging his affections. One of their guests, Father Wasner, was experienced in musical direction and began teaching the family formal singing techniques and arrangements. However, the latter harbored other marriage plans with Countess Sophie Chotek von Wognin, a lady-in-waiting of the Habsburg court. Stphanie worked as a nurse in her residence.[78]. The family had a contract with an American booking agent when they left Austria. ==== Image i Firstly, the Captain felt obligated to continue his courtship with Princess Yvonne, the real life "Baroness Schrader" who was a distant cousin of his deceased wife. As of 2021, Stphanie had 8 great-grandchildren, 24 great-great-grandchildren and 32 great-great-great-grandchildren. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Militrhistorisches Institut (Hrsg. Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1857. March 1927 - Princess Yvonne arrives (a distant relative of Georg's first wife), Yvonne tells Maria that Georg's in love with Maria but will still marry Yvonne May 1927 - von Trapp is determined to be engaged to Princess Yvonne but gets pert note from Maria, calls off proposal to Yvonne; thirteen days before Maria is to leave he uses . [8] As part of their required education, all naval cadets were taught to play a musical instrument; Georg von Trapp selected the violin. [82] Corti being excluded from the literary project, Stphanie addressed Count and Countess Gatterburg, who submitted the manuscript first to a publisher in Leipzig in 1933. The inclusion of the Captains whistle was also a point of consternation for the family. In fact, he didnt speak to her at all for several evenings when the children had asked her, do you like father? (to which she replied yes) which had somehow become misconstrued to Please tell your father I accept his proposal of marriage.. Like her mother before her, she also disinherited her two surviving children: she left some 500 heirlooms, owned by the Habsburg Imperial family and inherited by her, to the Republic of Austria, and the extensive park of her Windisch-Graetz villa, in a prime Viennese residential area, was willed to the city of Vienna for the construction of a new residential complex. Horseback riding, fencing, fast-paced hikes and exercises adapted from the circusunusual for the timeconsumed her days. One day, Princess Yvonne took Maria aside and alerted her to the fact that the Captain was in love with her. 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