However, this second union was happy. The family as a whole devised their signals but it was a game limited to themselves and was never extended to summoning the staff. https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Katrina_Casey/864888, 2023 EzineArticlesAll Rights Reserved Worldwide, The Real Von Trapp Family's Story Part 9 - The Sound of Music Legacy, The Real Von Trapp Family History - Part 1, https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Katrina_Casey/864888, http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Real-Von-Trapp-Family-History---Part-1&id=5712852. The bells of the whole city rang to announce to the inhabitants of the capital the celebration of our solemn marriage. [3] In 1902, he passed the final officer's examination, and was commissioned a Fregattenleutnant (frigate lieutenant, equivalent to sub-lieutenant) in May 1903. [17] Only the girls' maid Toni showed them constant affection. Italian citizens were, for the moment, beyond the jurisdiction of the Third Reich. [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. Your mother and I are all in favor of this marriage. In 1853, their marriage had been arranged for exclusively political reasons by both King Leopold I and the Habsburgs without consulting the groom and bride, whose interests were almost entirely opposed: the Duke of Brabant was little interested by family life and was passionate about political and economic issues in the kingdom which he was to reign over, while Marie Henriette was a young woman versed in religion with other interests limited to horseback riding, dogs and music. She worked as a teacher, lived in Hawaii, and died of asthma, no children. | Trapp declined a commission in the German Navy after the Anschluss and settled in the United States.[1]. One thing I always found interesting was the 11 year time shift, and I wonder if it had anything to do with the Captains World War 1 stint in the Austrian navy, where he was torpedoing Allied ships with U-boats. The new emperor on 28 January 1917 granted the title of Hungarian Frst (Prince) with the style of Serene Highness to Elemr. Shes arrogant, shes snobbish, she plans to send the children away from home, and she does her best to get Maria out of the picture (no pun intended!) [6] For many weeks, the girl was unconscious, feverish and in great pain. The former Crown Princess's household was dissolved: all those who were part of it were dismissed, but some of them were assigned to her daughter's service. [2], Stphanie had two older siblings: Louise (born 18 February 1858), and Leopold, Count of Hainaut (born 12 June 1859). Hanging on the ropes, she made a fantastic impression, like a creature somewhere between snake and bird. Though medical help was called, Sisi soon died of internal bleeding. Princess Yvonne. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Between April 1917 and October 1917, U-14 sank 11 Allied merchant ships under Trapp's command. See Photos. While I was preparing this piece, the question I was asked most by the people around me was is Maria von Trapp a real person? Indeed, she is! Yvonne, is a fiercely family orientated person and speaks so terribly highly of all of her family. She wished to go to her parents in Brussels, but neither Leopold II nor Franz Joseph I would allow Stephanie, who had become a Dowager Crown Princess, to abandon Austria. [25], The betrothal was formalized on 7 March 1880, when Stphanie was not yet 16 years old. She believed the Hungarian people deserved greater freedoms and respect, and collaborated with her close friend, the dashing Hungarian statesman Gyula Andrssy, to advance the Hungarian cause. But in her glass coach on the way to her new home in the sprawling Hofburg imperial palace, Sisi sobbedoverwhelmed and afraid. The family which by now included another daughter, while Maria was pregnant with her third child, had to leave under the pretence that they were simply going out for a short trip. The photo was taken while the siblings were aboard a private yacht off the coast of Mallorca. As such, they had to abandon their home, their clothes and most of their possessions as they boarded a train to Italy where they claimed to be going hiking. Under his authority the villa was extended and remodelled which allowed the Trapp family to sell it when it was returned to them after the war. [28] Very young, he became a bon vivant and indulged in morally lax behaviour. Princess Yvonne was apparently so outraged to have lost her prospective husband that she telephoned everyone she knew that night and told them that Captain von Trapp had gotten the twenty one year old Maria pregnant out of wedlock. Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, niece of Empress Elisabeth, had declared about Rudolph's future fiance: "In advance, we had pity on the poor princess who would have the honor of being chosen".[30]. [59], During this time, Stphanie continued her romantic relationship with Count Potocki, whom she had nicknamed "Hamlet". In 1889, Rudolf and his mistress Mary Vetsera were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide pact at the imperial hunting lodge at Mayerling in the Vienna Woods. Rudolf, depressed and disappointed by politics, had multiple extramarital affairs, and contracted a venereal disease that he transmitted to his wife, rendering her unable to conceive again. Her role was limited, and she could no longer count on the support of many friends. [40], As in any dynastic marriage where the political interest of the two sovereign houses takes precedence, the existence of romantic feelings within the couple has never been proven, but the relationship of the young spouses was based, at the beginning, on respect and a mutual attachment. It might be news to you that its even based on a true story. [56] To Stphanie, Rudolf had left an undated letter: "Dear Stphanie, you are delivered from my fatal presence; be happy in your destiny. However, the latter harbored other marriage plans with Countess Sophie Chotek von Wognin, a lady-in-waiting of the Habsburg court. Additionally, Maria was hired to tutor just one of the Trapp daughters who, having suffered a bout of scarlet fever, was too weak to make the forty five minute walk to school and so she had little to do with the other children who were themselves altered as characters for the musical. 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. Maria came to the von Trapp family in 1926 as a tutor for one of the children, Maria, who was recovering from scarlet fever, not as governess to all the children. It was during this conversation that she also revealed to Maria that the Captain was in love with her. [41] However, Stphanie related that Rudolf was suspicious when she accompanied him. During the winter of 18781879, on her way to London, Empress Elisabeth of Austria (known as "Sissi"), mother of Crown Prince Rudolf, stopped at the court of Brussels, where the 14-year-old Stphanie was introduced to her. They received many guests there, including Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife, still ostracized by the court of Vienna, and writers, such as the pacifist Bertha von Suttner. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished and outlawed in 1919. In her biography, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, Maria describes her potential rival as the Princess Yvonne. The revelation of the Captains affections didnt quite invoke the romantic scenes of the musical where Maria flees to the abbey and is told to confront her problems (through song obviously). 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. [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. 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. In the severe decor of the study room, it was usually too rudimentary that we applied ourselves to history, geography, literature, mathematics; a preponderant place being left to the decorative arts: painting, drawing, music, as well as needlework". She is very frivolous". [59], Until 1898, Stphanie undertook long journeys each year: Corfu, Malta, Tunis and Sicily in 1892; the Nordic countries the following year; North Africa, the Balearic Islands and Corsica in 1894; Greece and Palestine in 1895; and Russia in 1897. The photo was taken while the siblings were aboard a private yacht off the coast of Mallorca. Starke Verlag, 2011, pp. The bank failed, wiping out most of the family's substantial fortune.[9]. Have you not noticed, she once asked, that in Shakespeare the madmen are the only sensible ones?, Emperor Franz Joseph, and his wife Empress Elisabeth, of Austria. Each time, however, the real Baroness Schraeder wanted to delay things a little. Zadar became part of Italy in 1920, and Georg was thus an Italian citizen, and his wife and children as well. Elisabeth Marie, Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz, Count Elemr Lnyay de Nagy-Lnya et Vsros-Namny, Archduke Stephen of Austria, titular Palatine of Hungary), Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, "Baptme de la princesse Stphanie Clotilde Louise Hermine Marie Charlotte", King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, "De opvoeding van Belgische prinsen en prinsessen in de negentiende eeuw", "De Louise van de Louizalaan: het onwaarschijnlijke verhaal van een Belgische prinses", "COUNTESS LONYAY INVENTOR. Despite her title, its quite difficult to trace who exactly Princess Yvonne was but we can assume she was of minor German or Austrian nobility, though Agathe von Trapp believed her to be one of her mothers cousins. Theyre curious, her lady-in-waiting Marie Festetics wrote of Sisis response to the fawning masses. [3] He graduated four years later and completed two years of follow-on training voyages, including one to Australia, as a cadet aboard the sail training corvette SMS Saida II. She was born Princess Maria Filippa Johanna Elisabeth Fernanda Yvonne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn at Koblenz on July 23, 1980. Trembling and overcome with emotion, 16-year-old Elisabeth, known by her childhood nickname Sisi, was wed to the 23-year-old Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, the absolute monarch of the largest empire in Europe outside of Russia. After this announcement, the Crown Prince once again became considerate and attentive to his wife. He looks a little tired, he is too often on the road, he exerts himself too much. 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. When I made my entrance, my father stood up, came to me and said in a deep voice: The Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary has come here to ask for your hand. 1883: Bust portrait by Hedwig Hna-Senft. Our only view of Princess Yvonne comes from Maria Trapp and we can see that the portrayal of the Baroness isnt too far a stretch from the portrait Maria paints. Their villa was the only one not to fly the flag of the Third Reich even after one had been provided for them by Nazi officials. This list may not reflect recent changes. When he lost most of his wealth in the Great Depression, the family turned to singing as a way of earning a livelihood. And so, Sisi wandered. Doctors, fearing syphilis, used the approaches then used to treat the latter, namely opium, cognac, morphine, as well as mercury which, taken at too high a dose, can lead to psychological consequences. After studying law in Budapest, he had entered diplomatic service. [11] He also captured the Greek steamer Cefalonia off Durazzo on 29 August 1915. In his diary, a servant recalled walking in on her mid-exercise, as recorded in medical historian Louise Foxcrofts Calories and Corsets: A History of Dieting Over 2,000 Years: When I saw her, she was just raising herself on the hand-rings. [28] In anticipation of her establishment at the Austrian court, her mother Marie Henriette had warned Stphanie: "Avoid Louise, and if you see her, reason with her, show her a good example [] Louise is not true. The marriage was supposed to end his affairs. He was friendly with Princess Louise of Belgium, who had encouraged him to marry her younger sister. [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. I had never before seen her so imposing. Normally, thatd fall into the Everything wrong with series but I have neither the inclination or the audacity to suggest that something is wrong with The Sound of Music (1965) despite its many and frequent deviations from the story of the actual Trapp family. Princess Maria Petrovna Galitzine suddenly died a few days before turning 32, it has been confirmed. "[4], Baroness Marianne married Ludwig, 6th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn on 12 March 1942 in Glanegg, who was born in 1915 and died accidentally at Sayn in 1962. Last edited on 12 February 2023, at 10:26, Alexander, 7th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Aline Griffith, Dowager Countess of Romanones, https://www.westwoodgallery.com/the-sayn-wittgenstein-collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marianne,_Princess_zu_Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn&oldid=1138917253, Princess Yvonne (born 9 December 1942) married firstly in 1962 Alfons, Count von, Alexander, 7th Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 22 November 1943) married Countess Gabriela von, Princess Elisabeth (born 1 April 1948) married bank manager Hasso, Baron, Princess Teresa (born 25 April 1952) married firstly in 1973, Prince Peter (born 22 January 1954) married in 1993 actress, This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 10:26. [89], On 2 April 1945, it was the Red Army, having just launched a last offensive pushing back the Germans near Lake Balaton, which reached the Rusovce mansion. On 10 April, Stphanie, who was not yet seven, contracted typhus, to the dismay of her parents, who feared that a second child of theirs would die. An avid seamstress, she has studied historical costume in England and has had her work featured by PBS host Martha Pullen. Secondly, Maria herself was not in love with the Captain and anticipated her return to her former life. [8] As part of their required education, all naval cadets were taught to play a musical instrument; Georg von Trapp selected the violin. Some sources incorrectly credit Trapp with sinking the Italian troop transport Principe Umberto,[12] which resulted in the greatest loss of life in any submarine attack in World War I, but the ship was actually sunk by U-5 under another commander, Friedrich Schlosser (18851959).[13]. From there, their opportunities grew. For instance, in the 1965 film, Georg von Trapp was portrayed as a disciplinary man who always went away and did not care for his children or their feelings at the beginning of the film. Sisis husband, Franz Joseph, was hardworking and loved her, but had little imagination or humor. C.A. The Austrian Emperor added 148,000 guilders to the initial dowry of 100,000 florins, plus an annual sum of 100,000 florins for the duration of the marriage. Maria was specifically chosen because she physically struggled with life at the abbey. It costs nothing to lie or act. [28] The family decided to leave Austria. Maria is a young nun who is frequently on the nerves of her fellow sisters. Four thrones were arranged under a canopy for the Belgian and Austrian sovereigns, with the bride being walked down the aisle by her parents. Through a series of even stranger events than these mentioned, Maria accidentally accepted his marriage offer to her which was initially relayed by the von Trapp children! The Austrian princely title ( Frst) was the most prestigious title of the Austrian nobility, forming the higher nobility ( hoher Adel) alongside the counts ( Grafen ). Stphanie's marriage quickly became fragile. Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Militrhistorisches Institut (Hrsg. Renovation was required for the residence, which comprised 200 rooms. After all, whats there to like about her? Their understanding was real; Stphanie described Rudolf as "a model husband" and added that they understood each other admirably, which made her happy. 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. Upon her return, the Captain realizes he cannot be without her, breaks it off with the Baroness, and proposes to Maria. . Shortly thereafter the Captainset offto visit the Princess with plans for a definite wedding date. The most obvious difference was the change of eldest children. 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 the musical, the character of Baroness Schraeder acts as Marias rival for Captain von Trapps affections. The photo was taken while the siblings were aboard a private yacht off the coast of Mallorca. [Map 1] Their other children were: Agathe, also born in Pula; Maria Franziska, Werner;[25] Hedwig, and Johanna, all born at the family home the Erlhof in Zell am See;[Map 2] and Martina, born at the Martinsschlssel at Klosterneuburg, for which she was named. Stphanie and her daughter Elisabeth Marie attended the funeral, which took place nine days later. On 2 September in the Laxenburg castles complex, Stphanie gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth Marie, known as "Erzsi" (short for Erzsbet, the Hungarian form of Elisabeth). Truly like an angel of mercy she went from bed to bed, lady-in-waiting Marie Festetics wrote of one such visit, as recorded in The Reluctant Empress. Gradually, they withdrew to their estate where they led a more secluded existence, punctuated by religious exercises. Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp[a][3][4] (4 April 1880 30 May 1947) was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Navy who later became the patriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. His son, Stphanie's father, ascended to the throne under the name of Leopold II, and her brother assumed the title of Duke of Brabant as the new heir of the throne. However, King Leopold II was still so furious with his daughter's unequal marriage that he forbade Stphanie to attend the funeral service,[69] and she was finally forced a few days later to return to London. 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! As of 2021, Stphanie had 8 great-grandchildren, 24 great-great-grandchildren and 32 great-great-great-grandchildren. To do this, she chose to collaborate with Egon Corti, a biographer recognized in particular for his work on the historical figures of the House of Habsburg. Crown Princess Stphanie of Austria, by Hedwig Hna-Senft (1883). In the years following the end of the World War I, Elisabeth Marie (who resided with her family in Schnau an der Triesting, Lower Austria) and her mother still had strong feelings for each other. . Trembling and overcome with emotion, 16-year-old Elisabeth, known by her childhood nickname Sisi, was wed to. From her first marriage, Elisabeth Marie had had four children:[91]. Stphanie, Princess Elemr Lnyay de Nagy-Lnya, by Jzsef rpd Koppay (c. 1900). The young descendant of the last Austrian emperor lost her life to an aneurysm in her heart.. 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. During the next eighteen months, she did not try to hide her affections for the Count from her husband, who continued his own liaisons. Queer Kings & Queens: Was James I & VI gay? Philippe Boesmans's opera, commissioned by the Paris Opera in 2008, stands alone: both sordid and droll, of unexpected cruelty but also irresistibly seductive, it reveals all the . Web anne of austria, french anne d'autriche, (born sept. Firstly, the captain felt obligated to continue his courtship with princess yvonne, the real life baroness. She also acknowledged in her book that, like most men of the period, he was a heavy smoker. Upon their refusal to sing at a celebration of Adolf Hitlers birthday party, the family realised their position was untenable and von Trapp decided it was time for them to leave. But how much? Given this background, one can only hope that the shot above is the result of intentional composition and not reckless parenting. 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. In order to test us, the housekeeper often made unexpected entries. Born in 1837 in Munich, Germany, Sisi grew up playing in the Bavarian forests with her seven brothers and sisters, riding horses and climbing mountains. With her liberal, progressive son dead, she knew that the creaking empire of Austria-Hungary could not last. Stphanie and her husband created three gardens: a rose garden, an alpine garden, and another of Dutch inspiration. The family had a contract with an American booking agent when they left Austria. Stphanie's marriage quickly became fragile. In reality the Captain, our father, was gentle, kind, and sensitive.. A particularly stern letter from Maria to the Captain had him break things off with the Princess and return home. [9], After living for a short time in Merion, Pennsylvania, where their youngest child, Johannes, was born, the family settled in Stowe, Vermont, in 1941. The following year, Elisabeth Marie participated in her mother's silver wedding anniversary. In August, Leopold, suffering from dropsy, was brought back to Laeken. She penned five books about the life of the Trapp Family Singers, four of which were published before The Sound of Music was released as a film. In 1879 he had moved to Prague Castle and assumed command of an infantry regiment, a post he liked very much. 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. Princess Manni was born in Salzburg in 1919, the daughter of Friedrich Baron Mayr-Melnhof and his wife Maria Anna Countess von Meran. Despite Rudolf's attempts to reconcile with his wife, their quarrel seemed deep. [46], In Prague and Vienna, the couple received many visitors and gave many dinners. They were, however, protected by a technicality regarding their nationalities. Yet despite her somber demeanor Sisi captivated the public, thanks to her stunning beauty and ankle-length chestnut hair. Trapp's accomplishments during World War I earned him numerous decorations, including the Military Order of Maria Theresa. This brought Austria under the direct control of the Nazi Party to whom Captain von Trapp was opposed. At the start of her widowhood, Stphanie led a rather withdrawn life. On April 25, 1854, a shy and melancholy bride married into a major European royal house. [85] In the book she published Rudolf's last letter to her, and proclaimed that (in her view) he and Baroness Vetsera had made a suicide pact. [68] The new spouses initially settled at the Palais Zichy in Vienna. This close inner circle, called the 100 Familien (100 families), possessed enormous riches and lands. He worked in Bucharest, then in Saint Petersburg and Brussels. In 1938 the Third Reich annexed Austria as part of the Anschluss. Works at Westlands, Nairobi. While its true that the Trapp childrens upbringing didnt give them the range of folk songs and tradition that Maria taught them, they were a musical family, playing a range of instruments between them. Leopold II even planned to withdraw the title of Royal Highness from his second daughter, but court jurists demonstrated the impossibility of this. Until World War II, Count and Countess Lnyay (elevated to the princely rank in 1917) peacefully spent their lives at Rusovce Mansion in Slovakia. Instead, they became Italians. [8][27][bettersourceneeded] They had three children: Rosmarie, born on 8 February 1929,[28] Eleonore (called Lorli), born 14 May 1931, and Johannes, born 17 January 1939 in Pennsylvania. Look familiar? Estranged from her four children (of whom two died before her), after Leopold Petznek's death in 1956 from a heart attack, Elisabeth Marie (confined to a wheelchair due to gout) became reclusive until her death on 16 March 1963 at the Windisch-Graetz Villa in Htteldorf, Vienna and was buried in an unmarked tomb (only recognized by the burial codification group 2, number G72) at the Htteldorfer cemetery next to her husband; near her were buried her two sons who predeceased her, Rudolf and Ernst. Moved back to Austria and died in 1994. [58] BBC Radio presented a different account of the family in October, 2009, in a play by Annie Caulfield called The Von Trapps and Me, focused on Princess Yvonne, "the woman Captain Von Trapp jilted in order to marry Maria."[59][60]. 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