She chose to address herself by letter, in October 1899, to Queen Victoria who supported her. [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. She resides in Oregon where she sews, designs costumes, and spends time with her family. Stphanie has been represented by several painters: Princess Stphanie of Belgium, by Hans Makart (1880). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts The constant butt of taunts, her presence disturbs and irritates to excess. The fever decreased and in October, Stphanie was considered to have recovered. After this announcement, the Crown Prince once again became considerate and attentive to his wife. In 1938 the Third Reich annexed Austria as part of the Anschluss. Although she retained her title of Crown Princess, she did not retain its functions and was no longer authorized to represent the Empress. The story is set in 1938 and follows Maria, a novice at an Austrian convent who is hired as a governess for the seven children of Captain Georg von Trapp. A particularly stern letter from Maria to the Captain had him break things off with the Princess and return home. Her watercolors painted in Lacroma were published as an album in 1892. While the loss of money devastated the family, they still had their physical goods. Unlike the famous film's story, Maria was not intended to be governess to all seven children; but before long Maria's vivacity and music had brought all the children together in song and activities, and the obligatory separation of the age groups, which was typical for the upper class at that time, ceased to exist. Three months later, on 23 August 1945, Stephanie died there of a stroke, aged 81. [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. 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]. [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. We can all learn something from the story of the family Vonn Trapp. Leopold II even planned to withdraw the title of Royal Highness from his second daughter, but court jurists demonstrated the impossibility of this. 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. [63], For her part, Stphanie planned to marry an aristocrat: Count Elemr Lnyay de Nagy-Lnya et Vsros-Namny, a Hungarian nobleman of lower rank, of Protestant faith, and one year older than her. Declared an adult at the age of 19, he already had his own household. The feast days, Easter, Saint Nicholas Day and Christmas, were the only times when Stphanie and her sisters were pampered. Sisi reveled in her role as comforter of the empires common people, and often arrived at hospitals and charity wards unannounced, with only a lady-in-waiting in tow. However, the health of the Count, who was not yet 40, was so bad that he lost the ability to speak after surgery due to laryngeal cancer. Struck in the heart by the death of her son, my mother had changed a lot: this child had been the goal of her life, he had reconciled her with the fate that had fallen to her". [citation needed], Trapp died of lung cancer on 30 May 1947 in Stowe, Vermont. She entered the ballrooms on her father-in-law's arm and served as the hostess at official dinners. [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. But the Emperor interrupted me: It is your imagination that creates ghosts for you. It costs nothing to lie or act. In one of the more iconic scenes in film history, the Trapp family win first place at the festival but have disappeared during the judges deliberation. Sisis husband, Franz Joseph, was hardworking and loved her, but had little imagination or humor. Widowed since 1881, he was Chamberlain at the court of Vienna and a life member of the House of Lords in the Austrian Parliament. [77] Four weeks later, war broke out. Until World War II, Count and Countess Lnyay (elevated to the princely rank in 1917) peacefully spent their lives at Rusovce Mansion in Slovakia. Inside the unhappy reign of Sisi, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Alinari Archives/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images. Italian citizens were, for the moment, beyond the jurisdiction of the Third Reich. [13] However, the level of education of the princesses was not very high: "The programs lacked scope. -- Copyright notice by Blog Copyright. The first candidate mentioned was King Alfonso XII of Spain, but this possibility was almost immediately denied. The young descendant of the last Austrian emperor lost her life to an aneurysm in her heart.. If she could have only seen then all the service she would offer in her life, Im sure she would have been thrilled! The princess was saved only by the care of an unknown Ardennes doctor, whom the royal couple had consulted, who recommended cold baths. 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.. 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. Her feelings would immediately be relieved and good humor restored, while other family members, particularly her husband, found it less easy to recover. [9] Stphanie relates about her parents: "It is sad and discouraging to think that these two beings [] could not live better together and create a home. Princess Yvonne von Hessen and Alexandra Kauka - Fix und Foxi, and her husband Sterling Morton Hamil during the opening of the Easter Festival 2017 'Walkuere' opera premiere on April 8, 2017 in. [27], The Crown Prince was 21 years old at the time of the engagement. By the 1880s, it was clear Sisi was suffering from a serious mental illness herself. Maria did not marry Georg von Trapp because she was in love with him. Both his sons inherited this hereditary title of Ritter (Knight). 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. 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. She tended to erupt in angry outbursts consisting of yelling, throwing things, and slamming doors. 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). [2], Stphanie had two older siblings: Louise (born 18 February 1858), and Leopold, Count of Hainaut (born 12 June 1859). She traveled a lot and devoted herself to painting. 1883: Bust portrait by Hedwig Hna-Senft. According to the eldest of the Trapp daughters, Agathe (Liesl in the film), the song Maria and its implications was the most accurate element of The Sound of Music. 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. Article Source: [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". We always forget about Helene: it's much easier to remember an Empress than a Princess of Thurn and Taxis. Stphanie's marriage quickly became fragile. Trapp was transferred to the SMU-14, the former French submarine Curie, which had been sunk and salvaged by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Foreign princes (among them the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and his nephew, the future German Emperor Wilhelm II) and members of the imperial family attended the celebrations, alongside members of the diplomatic corps and the Knights of the Golden Fleece. The Trapp Family founded the Trapp Family Austrian Relief, Inc.; the priest Franz Wasner, their pre-war friend, became its treasurer. The time shift both makes him older and distances him from his WWI years. [68], Two years after her mother's remarriage, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie (who at some point was considered as a potential bride for several princes in Europe, among them her cousin Prince Albert, heir presumptive to the throne of Belgium, and the German Crown Prince) married on 23 January 1902 Prince Otto Weriand of Windisch-Graetz, an Austrian prince and officer, despite the objections of her grandfather Emperor Franz Joseph I, who later gave his consent, but still considered the union as a msalliance. Maria sought advice from the convent from which she was due to re-enter in just a matter of days and the conclusion was reached that she would be better served marrying the Captain and acting as mother to his children. [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. [8] Trapp then acquired Villa Trapp in Aigen, a suburb of Salzburg, and moved his family there in 1924. [37] Her mother-in-law, Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed her "the hideous dromedary";[38] however, Stephanie began to enjoy her new position. [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. 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. Maria Von Trapp mentioned Yvonne in her book, "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers," and it's been written that Georg proposed to Yvonne several times, but she never accepted. [10], On 17 April 1915, Trapp took command of SMU-5. The film is one of the most popular, successful, and enduring musicals of all time, and its probably because its success far outstripped the fame of the actual Trapp family that people think theyre fictional at all. 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The empress frequently spoke of suicide to a terrified Franz Joseph, and turned to mediums and psychics to help cure her mental anguish. Johannes managed the family resort in, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 12:49. I want always to be on the move, she wrote, according to Hamann. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Frstliche Huser XIX. The marriage was supposed to end his affairs. Be good to the poor little one who is the only thing left of me. When the gender of the child was announced to Rudolf, he did not hide his disappointment at not having been given an heir to Austria-Hungary Empire, but he got used to his role of father and gave, in his correspondence, many details about the newborn girl. Whenever theres something to see they come running, for the monkey dancing at the hurdy-gurdy just as much for me.. 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. Only her sister Louise was informed of the affair. They were allowed to play, they didnt wear uniforms, and their idea of outdoor activity wasnt limited to marching. 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 . The two were married in November 1927 and their first child, a daughter called Rosmarie was born in 1929. Her melancholy and distaste for public life was treated as a childish indulgence by her distracted husband and his mother, the formidable Archduchess Sophie. Finally, the Koehler & Amelang house in Leipzig agreed to publish the book and have it published simultaneously in Europe and New York. In April 1911, Louise initiated a second lawsuit concerning the French companies created by Leopold II. His condition deteriorated rapidly: the doctor diagnosed acute pericarditis. For her part in the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Sisi was beloved by the Hungarian people. 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. Gradually, they withdrew to their estate where they led a more secluded existence, punctuated by religious exercises. 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]. [71] Her sister Louise returned to Belgium as well, and the dying sovereign also refused to see her. Their understanding was real; Stphanie described Rudolf as "a model husband" and added that they understood each other admirably, which made her happy. Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Militrhistorisches Institut (Hrsg. The family received permission to set up a chapel within the villa which in turn encouraged their choral singing. As Georg was unaware of the reason for this sudden coldness, he did his best to resolve the situation, but to no avail. [17] Only the girls' maid Toni showed them constant affection. She remembers: "The Emperor greeted me cordially. Stphanie was soon subjected to the questioning of her new family: At the court of Vienna, she had to live most of the time with them walks, canoeing parties, invitations and parties were almost always held with the many members of the House of Habsburg. Her father often came to see her, and her mother and the faithful Toni Schariry, a nanny of German origin hired shortly after Stphanie's birth, wept at her bedside. ==== Image i The church was so crowded that the wedding procession was hampered in its progress. Veesenmayer began to search all the archives in the house and confiscated documents of a historical nature, such as letters from Crown Prince Rudolf. [8][Map 4] During this period, he delivered several lectures and conducted interviews on his naval career. In 1890, he became imperial and royal Chamberlain at the Austrian court. As the movie depicts, Maria Augusta Kutschera was a postulate at the Abbey who caused a few problems for the nuns, and also taught fifth grade to the Abbey's schoolgirls. However, it was the childrens relationship with their father that upset the family most when they attended the premiere of The Sound of Music. She was given the name "Mamarazza" based on the word "paparazzo" as a nickname from Princess Caroline of Monaco, who once said to her: "Manni, you are a real Mamarazza." [55] Stphanie became a widow at the age of 24 when, on 30 January 1889, her husband was found dead in strange circumstances with his mistress Baroness Vetsera, both shot dead, at the Mayerling hunting lodge. Look familiar? [26] They were married on 26 November 1927 when he was 47 and she was 22. The detailed instructions and full color pattern front come in a resealable plastic envelope for years of use. In 1949, she married Jean Dupiere (died before 1998). [] I calmly enter death which alone can save my good reputation. He chose that of indifference, infidelity, she had to accept that of resignation, loneliness and pain". The neoclassical-style building is located in an area of over 2,400 hectares, consisting of an English-style park, planted with purple beeches, silver fir trees and multiple decorative species, which extends over both banks of the Danube. The following year, Elisabeth Marie participated in her mother's silver wedding anniversary. The new couples mothers (who were also sisters) had intended for the handsome 23-year-old emperor to marry Sisis sophisticated older sister, but Franz Joseph had been captivated by the slight Sisi from the moment he saw her. And when she finally exits the Captains life, we all breathe a huge sigh of relief! She lived with her family in, Married 1969 to Lynne Peterson and has one son, Sam von Trapp, and one daughter, Kristina von Trapp-Frame. When the King entered the dining room, the princesses would rise and bow before kissing his hand which he then put on their head, without a word. Princess Yvonne. [1] In January 1947, Major General Harry J. Collins turned to the Trapp family in the US pleading for help for the Austrian people, having seen first-hand the suffering of the residents of Salzburg when he had arrived there with the 42nd Infantry Division after World War II. She has studied the Trapp family's history for years and has heard Rosmarie von Trapp in concert describe what is was like to flee from Austria and settle in the United States. Her early upbringing from an apartheid era household where . A doctor was of the opinion that Maria would benefit from some time in the mountains, though not as far up as she had once been. One day, Princess Yvonne took Maria aside and alerted her to the fact that the Captain was in love with her. [8] As part of their required education, all naval cadets were taught to play a musical instrument; Georg von Trapp selected the violin. Theyre curious, her lady-in-waiting Marie Festetics wrote of Sisis response to the fawning masses. At their table, adorned with flowers, were sweets that the princesses were not allowed to taste. [50] From that moment, feeling betrayed by her own husband, Stphanie harbored resentment and bitterness towards Rudolf. The maid stood in the room and watched us. Obsessed with her figure, Sisi lived on a strict diet and fanatical exercise routine that would likely be interpreted as symptoms of anorexia today. They were, however, protected by a technicality regarding their nationalities. After consulting with the Revenend Mother at Nonnberg Abbey, Maria returned to the von Trapp Villa where she informed the Captain, Th-they said I have to m-marry you-ou!, and buried her face in his shoulder with a sob. Stphanie and Elemr were forced to take refuge in a few rooms because the occupants had appropriated most of the castle. The photo was taken while the siblings were aboard a private yacht off the coast of Mallorca. 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. [] Our dresses were as simple as our hairstyles. [81] According to her granddaughter-in-law, author Ghislaine of Windisch-Graetz (ne d'Arschot Schoonhoven), Stphanie "was confused in devotion and even bigoted; she was convinced that her daughter was possessed by the demon and she could not tolerate the immorality of her love life. [28] Very young, he became a bon vivant and indulged in morally lax behaviour. 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. The British government rejected Whitehead's invention, but Austrian Emperor Franz Josef invited him to open a torpedo factory in Fiume. 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. However, this second union was happy. 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. At the end of March 1945, the Germans, realizing that their position was threatened by the advancing Red Army, traveled further west. Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you. He worked in Bucharest, then in Saint Petersburg and Brussels. 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! Elemr survived her less than a year, dying on 29 July 1946, and was buried next to her.[90]. The names of the Trapp children were changed for the musical, along with their ages. "[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. In return, the Benedictines were responsible for meeting all the debts of the Lnyays and managing their estates. She disinherited her daughter, who had divorced Prince Otto of Windisch-Graetz to live with Leopold Petznek, a Social Democratic deputy from Lower Austria, and bequeathed all of her real estate to the order of the Benedictines. [31] Engaged, Stphanie was dispatched to Vienna to be taught Imperial court etiquette in preparation for her marriage, and then had to attend all official receptions and dinners until her wedding, which was scheduled for 15 February 1881; however the wedding had to be deferred because Stphanie had not yet reached puberty,[32] and the bride was returned home for a while. The preparations for the wedding filled King Leopold II with pride. Something Good Maria, Captain von Trapp, and the Baroness. Maria is convinced to return and face the fact that shes in love, only to find that the Captain and the Baroness are engaged. The situation did not improve as she settled into her new reality. [28][33], In 1939 the family returned to Europe to tour Scandinavia, hoping to continue their concerts in cities beyond the reach of the Third Reich. Visit her website at http://www.edelweisspatterns.com. They met the latter in Spain, and then in Belgium where Ferdinand had been exiled since 1930. Captain von Trapp was invited to take command within the German Navy, an offer which he considered but ultimately refused. Actually, the movie is based not only on the books, but on the first German movie of 1956, which is its real blueprint. Knowing that refusal will put the entire family in danger, they resolve to escape to Switzerland and the safety of neutrality. In 1897, he resigned from the foreign service and retired from the public service. Having grown up on the mountains, she had yet to acclimatise to the altitude difference which left her with debilitating migraines. As Maria's stay with the family continued, the children and the Captain became attached to her and did not relish the thought of the day when she would return to the Abbey. 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