A member of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg by birth, she became a member . This was after all, the 30s, and the stage came with connotations that werent exactly suited to either a Baron or a distinguished naval officer. While Captain von Trapp leaves to visit his love interest, Baroness Schraeder, the high spirited Maria introduces the children to fun, games, and above all, music. And when she finally exits the Captains life, we all breathe a huge sigh of relief! Maria's physician advised that she seek a different lifestyle, and it just so happened that the Reverend Mother had received a request from a certain naval officer for an in-home tutor for his sickly daughter. The apparent suicide of the Crown Prince deeply affected Stphanie and constituted, in the words of Irmgard Schiel, "the greatest catastrophe that can affect a woman in her married life". In 1944, she disinherited her daughter, who had divorced to live with a socialist deputy and whom she had not seen since 1925. On leaving Austria, the Trapps traveled by train to Italy (not over the mountains by foot to Switzerland as is depicted in The Sound of Music). 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. Worked as a missionary and now. [26] To his tutor, the Crown Prince confided, "A new life will soon begin for me and I must admit that this worries me a little". Upon her arrival, she mistook the butler for her employer and was overwhelmed by the luxury of the villa. 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. Trapp's accomplishments during World War I earned him numerous decorations, including the Military Order of Maria Theresa. 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. On the other hand, in the autumn, Edmund Veesenmayer, SS Brigadefhrer, and commander of the city of Budapest, took up quarters in Rusovce accompanied by a large staff. "Sayn-Wittgenstein". Despite Rudolf's attempts to reconcile with his wife, their quarrel seemed deep. Article Source: But we took it like a thunderstorm that would pass, because the next minute she could be very nice. After reading the story of William Tell, the teacher decided to teach her pupil about the power and grandeur of the House of Habsburg and illustrated her words by showing her an engraving published in a magazine depicting the Crown Prince in hunting costume. Undeterred, they head into the Alps and cross into Switzerland, escaping the Nazis and beginning their new life. Her new husband, for his part, had an annual income of 50,000 guilders. [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. Hanging on the ropes, she made a fantastic impression, like a creature somewhere between snake and bird. 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. Works at Westlands, Nairobi. Stphanie and her daughter Elisabeth Marie attended the funeral, which took place nine days later. 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. Instead, they became Italians. They had one child, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie. Actually, the movie is based not only on the books, but on the first German movie of 1956, which is its real blueprint. 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. [56] To Stphanie, Rudolf had left an undated letter: "Dear Stphanie, you are delivered from my fatal presence; be happy in your destiny. However, this second union was happy. During the next eighteen months, she did not try to hide her affections for the Count from her husband, who continued his own liaisons. [57], After Rudolf's death, Stphanie had only one thought: to leave Vienna and the heavy atmosphere of the court. Among other things, Trapp bought seven bottles of water from the Jordan River which were later used to baptize his first seven children. The Queen, without worrying about potential contagion, assisted affected families. [28] The family decided to leave Austria. 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. Once in Italy, they contacted the agent and requested fare to America,[28] first traveling to London, before sailing to the United States for their first concert tour. The Captain returns with the Baroness to find his family changed and he realizes that Maria was right all along [dramatic gasp], and he resolves to be a better father to his children. They discover that the Nazis have closed the border and they have no avenue of escape. The photo was taken while the siblings were aboard a private yacht off the coast of Mallorca. After the ceremony, a gala lunch was given with 60 people in attendance. But how much? Stphanie received a negative response from Leopold II: "My father answered me in the severest and harshest terms that he refused me his consent. She resides in Oregon where she sews, designs costumes, and spends time with her family. Baroness Schraeder would be proud to wear this - she once noted, "I do have the finest couturier' in all Vienna!". Already rumors about her possible marriage were swirling in Europe. Maria is convinced to return and face the fact that shes in love, only to find that the Captain and the Baroness are engaged. Stphanie and her husband created three gardens: a rose garden, an alpine garden, and another of Dutch inspiration. The photo was taken while the siblings were aboard a private yacht off the coast of Mallorca. Over the years, the separations from her daughter became more and more frequent, so a fulfilling relationship with her daughter did not last. 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. In hunting and sinking Gambetta, Trapp achieved a notable success as commander of the first-ever underwater nighttime (and only the second) submarine attack on a vessel in the Adriatic. The situation did not improve as she settled into her new reality. 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. If she could have only seen then all the service she would offer in her life, Im sure she would have been thrilled! 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. 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Stephanie and Louise had lunch and dinner with their parents after their governess reported their behavior to the Queen. [49], In order to take care of himself, Rudolf left to stay on the island of Lokrum, where he took Stphanie. Perhaps more than any other family in the world, the von Trapps' history has been immortalized on stage and screen and has captivated the hearts of millions of fans all over the world. Stphanie and Elemr were forced to take refuge in a few rooms because the occupants had appropriated most of the castle. In 1938 the Third Reich annexed Austria as part of the Anschluss. [3] In 1902, he passed the final officer's examination, and was commissioned a Fregattenleutnant (frigate lieutenant, equivalent to sub-lieutenant) in May 1903. I was the Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary!". For his part, Rudolf, who disapproved of his father's policies, developed friendships among opponents of the monarchy and anonymously published his political opinions in the Neues Wiener Tagblatt, edited by his friend Moritz Szeps. From there, they traveled to Norway to begin the trip back to the United States in September 1939, just after World War II broke out. The Trapp Family founded the Trapp Family Austrian Relief, Inc.; the priest Franz Wasner, their pre-war friend, became its treasurer. 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 family lived off the charity of friends and well-wishers while making their own money from their musical tours. Trembling and overcome with emotion, 16-year-old Elisabeth, known by her childhood nickname Sisi, was wed to. For her part in the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Sisi was beloved by the Hungarian people. After his death in 1947, the family home in Stowe, Vermont, became a ski lodge, the Trapp Family Lodge. It is the Empress who attracts them all, Sophie wrote. [23], During the winter of 18791880, Empress Elisabeth returned to Brussels. In August, Leopold, suffering from dropsy, was brought back to Laeken. From her hands-on mother, Princess Ludovika, she developed a love of privacy and a fear of public dutiestraits that would not serve her well as empress. The Belgian state offered a financial transaction to the three princesses, who would each receive a sum of two million francs. Reality: The Real Story of the von Trapp Family", "Maria von Trapp, whose life was 'Sound of Music', is Dead", "So long, farewell: Von Trapp daughter dies, aged 97", "Obituary: Kindergarten teacher Agathe von Trapp was the real Liesl of The Sound of Music", "Maria Trapp: Letztes Mitglied der singenden Familie tot", "Maria von Trapp, last member of Sound of Music family, dies", "Maria von Trapp: last member of family group that inspired Sound of Music dies. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. She worked as a singer and an artist, and lived in. 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). [27], The Crown Prince was 21 years old at the time of the engagement. 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. Pannonhalma Archabbey. [36], After the wedding night, which Stphanie in her private letters revealed to her sister to have been a violent event by Rudolf, already mentally unstable, the couple honeymooned at Laxenburg outside the capital. During the first weeks of the Soviet occupation, the Lnyays preferred to stay at home with a few servants. 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. 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. Despite the children calling her Aunt there was no warmth from her and she revealed to Maria during their first conversation that once her engagement to their father had been formalised, she would have all seven children sent off to boarding schools. Sissi: Directed by Ernst Marischka. August Ritter von Trapp died in 1884, when Georg was four. The family had a contract with an American booking agent when they left Austria. Italian citizens were, for the moment, beyond the jurisdiction of the Third Reich. However, on 22 January 1914, an agreement was concluded between Louise, the Belgian State and some of her creditors: She received, like her two sisters, a little more than five million francs from their late father's fortune. When the von Trapps moved to Salzburg they hadnt gone through the red tape of repatriation, a technicality which protected them from any Nazi retaliation after the Anschluss. After this announcement, the Crown Prince once again became considerate and attentive to his wife. Alexander Konrad Friedrich Heinrich, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, (born 22 November 1943 in Salzburg, Austria ), a German businessman, MBA HBS '68, is member of the house of Sayn-Wittgenstein and as 7th Prince (German: Frst) zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn head of the Princely House Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. Their paths crossed for a single instant, only to move away immediately and forever. However this measure did not apply to Stphanie nor her daughter, who were excluded from the House of Habsburg following their marriages. Though she was a caring and loving person, Maria wasn't always as sweet as the fictional Maria. In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the vibrant young princess catches the eye of her sister's fianc, Emperor Franz Josef. [87], As long as they maintained satisfactory health, Stphanie and Elemr traveled and met various exiled rulers: the deposed Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and the Empress Zita. 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. An avid seamstress, she has studied historical costume in England and has had her work featured by PBS host Martha Pullen. To keep refusing would inevitably land them in one of the many concentration camps theyd been hearing about, regardless of their citizenship. Thereafter, mother and daughter did not see each other at all. [3], In the spring of 1868, the almost 9-year-old Leopold, Duke of Brabant and heir to the throne, suffered from a chill following a fall in the pond in the Park of Laeken. 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. No other name conjures up such vivid memories or ardent admiration as does the name "von Trapp". Whatever the real truth behind the family history, it is an inspiring story and well worth retelling. She also acknowledged in her book that, like most men of the period, he was a heavy smoker. We had to dress and comb our hair on our own. 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! I hope to see you there! 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. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration The hope was that after a year of living halfway between the altitude of her childhood and that of the convent, she would be able to return and take her vows without any medical issues. Everything wrong with The Greatest Showman (Historically at least), Everything Wrong with The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Henry VII & Elizabeth of York: A Faithful Love. 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. They were allowed to play, they didnt wear uniforms, and their idea of outdoor activity wasnt limited to marching. After the armistice of 11 November 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire ceased to exist. The bells of the whole city rang to announce to the inhabitants of the capital the celebration of our solemn marriage. It was historically accurate at least, the Villa Trapp was extensive and with so many children, the Captain had decided it was easier to summon them by use of a musical whistle than from calling them. In the summer, he seemed to recover, but his cough persisted. Maria did not marry Georg von Trapp because she was in love with him. [67], The Austrian press, and in particular the journal Die Presse, saw in this marriage a "certain marvelous romanticism in the act which the princess poses [because] the latter closed on her the portal of the Hofburg, at the same time thoughtful and the glance full of promising images, then went south where she will soon cease to be Princess Dowager". In 1890, he became imperial and royal Chamberlain at the Austrian court. E Required fields are marked *. [16] When Stphanie was punished, she had to kneel on dry peas or remain locked up for hours, in the dark, between double doors. Maria, who was addressed by the children as Gustl, arrived at the Villa Trapp by bus, with a guitar, in a dress that the poor didnt want. Yvonne, is a fiercely family orientated person and speaks so terribly highly of all of her family. Stphanie found her older sister, who had turned into a "young woman admired and celebrated",[21] very different from the young girl she had known. Martina - Born 1921. As Maria's original pupil recovered, she became governess to all seven Trapp children and encouraged them in sports, handiwork, and, of course, music. Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Militrhistorisches Institut (Hrsg. Helene had a very happy life, though, but perhaps her only problem was everyone around her dying . Before long the Princess returned to her castle, and things went on as before, except that Marias interactions with the Captain were very strained. Media related to Princess Stphanie of Belgium at Wikimedia Commons. Or at least they are until that evening, when the Captain tells her to politely jog on and proposes to Maria. During this time, they went back to Salzburg for a few months before returning to Sweden to finish the tour. According to Maria von Trapp's memoirs[citation needed], Georg von Trapp found himself in a vexing situation after the German takeover of Austria in 1938. 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. They had one child, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie. 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. [29], In 1935, Trapp's money, inherited from his English first wife, was invested in a bank in England. The eldest of nine children, she received a camera from her parents in 1935 and began a lifelong love of photography. Thank you for reading about the real Baroness Schraeder story! 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. 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