(German). [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. 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. He worked in Bucharest, then in Saint Petersburg and Brussels. The Queen therefore never left her son's bedside. After the First World War, the Austrian city of Trieste became part of Italy and its citizens lost their Austrian citizenship. Princess Yvonne (born 9 December 1942) married firstly in 1962 Alfons, Count von Coreth zu Coredo und Starkenberg (born 1930), a photographer who served as honorary Thai consul in Salzburg (divorced 1970), and married secondly in 1976 physician Klaus Bolzano, Edler von Kronsttt (born 1936), and has issue from both marriages; [3] 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! On 10 December 1865, her paternal grandfather King Leopold I, founder of the Belgian dynasty, died after a reign of 34 years. 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. The family lived off the charity of friends and well-wishers while making their own money from their musical tours. Stphanie, Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary, by Heinrich von Angeli (1882). Georg was born in Zadar (now in Croatia), which at that time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Again, we only have Marias account of this and the Princess had already rejected von Trapps proposal some years before Maria had even entered the convent. Promoted to embassy secretary in 1892, he worked in Saint Petersburg, Paris, London and Stuttgart. [80], Until World War II, Prince and Princess Lnyay peacefully spent their lives at Rusovce. The Austrian princely title ( Frst) was the most prestigious title of the Austrian nobility, forming the higher nobility ( hoher Adel) alongside the counts ( Grafen ). [55] However, these adaptations often altered the portrayal of the Captain. 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. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images [74], In January 1906, Stphanie and Elemr bought the Rusovce Mansion in Hungary (now in Slovakia) in order to establish permanent residence there. Yet despite her somber demeanor Sisi captivated the public, thanks to her stunning beauty and ankle-length chestnut hair. 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. The marriage was finally celebrated on 10 May 1881, a few days before Stphanie's 17th birthday,[33] at the Saint Augustine's Church in Vienna. Princesses of Austria, including female members of the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg and its successor the House of Habsburg-Lorraine who usually held the higher title of Archduchess. And thus Maria embarked on her journey into the von Trapp household. Stephanie and Louise had lunch and dinner with their parents after their governess reported their behavior to the Queen. (Over three decadesbeginning in 1880, anarchists killed a Russian czar,two Spanish premiers, a French president, and an Italian king.). We always forget about Helene: it's much easier to remember an Empress than a Princess of Thurn and Taxis. In April 1911, Louise initiated a second lawsuit concerning the French companies created by Leopold II. She married in Vienna on 10 May 1881, Crown Prince Rudolf, son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. In fact, Lucheni had stabbed her. In 1900, Stphanie married again, to Count Elemr Lnyay de Nagy-Lnya et Vsros-Namny, a Hungarian nobleman of lower rank; for this, she was excluded from the House of Austria-Hungary. Princess Maria Petrovna Galitzine suddenly died a few days before turning 32, it has been confirmed. At the start of her widowhood, Stphanie led a rather withdrawn life. [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. 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! Though outwardly cynical, Sisi was as fixated with her beauty as the public was. In 1944, she disinherited her daughter, who had divorced to live with a socialist deputy and whom she had not seen since 1925. The relationship between the Captain and the Princess took place over the course of several years, during which Georg had asked Yvonne to consider marriage on several occasions. Trapp declined a commission in the German Navy after the Anschluss and settled in the United States.[1]. 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. Shy and unsure, Sisi crumbled under the strict court etiquette, which left her isolated and friendless. These were only intended to hide the true nature of the disease who affected him he had actually contracted a venereal disease, (possibly gonorrhea),[48] during his extramarital affairs. . 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. [10], On 17 April 1915, Trapp took command of SMU-5. But in her glass coach on the way to her new home in the sprawling Hofburg imperial palace, Sisi sobbedoverwhelmed and afraid. 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. Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Militrhistorisches Institut (Hrsg. 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. 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. 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. 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. [17] Only the girls' maid Toni showed them constant affection. The Trapp Family founded the Trapp Family Austrian Relief, Inc.; the priest Franz Wasner, their pre-war friend, became its treasurer. He married Henriette Lajoie (1927) in 1947 and had two sons and four daughters; they later divorced. During the summer of 1888, Stphanie noticed a disturbing change in the general condition of the Crown Prince: his increasingly angry character led him to continued public outbursts of extreme violence. They were, however, protected by a technicality regarding their nationalities. The constant butt of taunts, her presence disturbs and irritates to excess. 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. He was friendly with Princess Louise of Belgium, who had encouraged him to marry her younger sister. 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!) She photographed celebrities from Maria Callas to Gianni Agnelli to Luciano Pavarotti and published travel reports. They discover that the Nazis have closed the border and they have no avenue of escape. She further alienated the Viennese aristocracy by filling her personal staff with Hungarian nationals. Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp was born in Zara, Dalmatia, then a Crown Land of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (present-day Zadar, Croatia). However, he came to terms with his discomfort very early and joined the family on stage as part of the group. (Credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images), After a nervous collapse in 1862, Sisi spent as much time as she could away from the prison fortress of Viennas Hofburg palace (today her life is chronicled in the Sisi Museum there), frequently traveling to Greece, England, Ireland, Switzerland and Hungary. 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. His condition deteriorated rapidly: the doctor diagnosed acute pericarditis. 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". Hofmobiliendepot, Vienna. Princess Stphanie was the second daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium and Marie Henriette of Austria. 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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. In 1889, her beloved son, Crown Prince Rudolf, was found dead with his 17-year-old mistress, Mary Vetsera, at the Mayerling hunting lodge, sending Sisi into a steep decline. For her part in the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Sisi was beloved by the Hungarian people. Nothing could have startled this future nun more, and it took all of Yvonnes energyplus the advice of her Catholic priest to convince the governess to remain with the von Trapp family. 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. [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. One day, Princess Yvonne took Maria aside and alerted her to the fact that the Captain was in love with her. 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. Princess Yvonne. Rudolf began to lose control of himself: suffering from deep fits of melancholy and mania he spoke in front of whoever wanted to hear him the presentiment of his imminent death. 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. Trapp sought to help a friend in the banking business, Auguste Caroline Lammer (18851937), so he withdrew most of his money from London and deposited it in an Austrian bank. Given this background, one can only hope that the shot above is the result of intentional composition and not reckless parenting. [16] When Stphanie was punished, she had to kneel on dry peas or remain locked up for hours, in the dark, between double doors. To allow her to truly see if the convent is where she wishes to be, Mother Abbess sends her away to a nearby family that. She worked as a singer and an artist, and lived in. In The Sound of Music, the Captain was portrayed as stern, distant, and unyielding. The first candidate mentioned was King Alfonso XII of Spain, but this possibility was almost immediately denied. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Sometimes they joined the King and Queen at breakfast time. Yvonne, is a fiercely family orientated person and speaks so terribly highly of all of her family. I was the Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary!". 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. [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. Martina - Born 1921. Week #3 of the 1950s Sisters Dress Sew-Along! Despite Rudolf's attempts to reconcile with his wife, their quarrel seemed deep. [2], Marianne was born on 9 December 1919 in Salzburg, the eldest daughter of Baron Friedrich Mayr von Melnhof (18921956), owner of the Glanegg Castle near Salzburg, and his wife, Countess Maria-Anna von Meran (18971983), granddaughter of Franz, Count of Meran, head of a morganatic branch of the imperial Habsburg-Lorraine. Starke Verlag, 2011, pp. In 1886, he was appointed counselor of the legation. In March 1890, Potocki died and Stphanie once again went into a deep grieving. 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. 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. Perhaps the largest departure from history was that Maria took up her position in 1928, a decade before the setting of the musical. [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. Her role was limited, and she could no longer count on the support of many friends. 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. [2], Stphanie had two older siblings: Louise (born 18 February 1858), and Leopold, Count of Hainaut (born 12 June 1859). 1928, a decade before the setting of the legation the result of intentional composition and not parenting! 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