The preparations for the wedding filled King Leopold II with pride. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. From her first marriage, Elisabeth Marie had had four children:[91]. She is very frivolous". A few months later, Louise and her husband went to Brussels. 20, 1666, paris), queen consort of king louis xiii of france (reigned. 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. . [26] They were married on 26 November 1927 when he was 47 and she was 22. At the end of March 1945, the Germans, realizing that their position was threatened by the advancing Red Army, traveled further west. He married Henriette Lajoie (1927) in 1947 and had two sons and four daughters; they later divorced. 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. Yet despite her somber demeanor Sisi captivated the public, thanks to her stunning beauty and ankle-length chestnut hair. During the first weeks of the Soviet occupation, the Lnyays preferred to stay at home with a few servants. 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. The bells of the whole city rang to announce to the inhabitants of the capital the celebration of our solemn marriage. In March 1890, Potocki died and Stphanie once again went into a deep grieving. 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. 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. [66], On 22 March 1900 at Miramare Castle and after eleven years of widowhood, Stphanie married Count Elemr Lnyay de Nagy-Lnya and Vsros-Namny. She was persuaded by the arguments of the court of Vienna which encouraged the Crown Prince to marry young in order to quickly ensure descendants. 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. Generously, Emperor Franz Joseph I showered the young mother and her family with gifts. Although she retained her title of Crown Princess, she did not retain its functions and was no longer authorized to represent the Empress. They discover that the Nazis have closed the border and they have no avenue of escape. The princess was saved only by the care of an unknown Ardennes doctor, whom the royal couple had consulted, who recommended cold baths. 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. Captain von Trapp was invited to take command within the German Navy, an offer which he considered but ultimately refused. An avid seamstress, she has studied historical costume in England and has had her work featured by PBS host Martha Pullen. Upon her return, the Captain realizes he cannot be without her, breaks it off with the Baroness, and proposes to Maria. Each time, however, the real Baroness Schraeder wanted to delay things a little. This category has only the following subcategory. [46], In Prague and Vienna, the couple received many visitors and gave many dinners. Although I was only four and a half years old, I still vividly remember this deliciously beautiful and tender child, his resignation during his short illness, and the poignant pain of my mother, when he exhaled in her arms". Another publishing house, John Murray of London, also rejected the text received. 2023 A&E Television Networks, LLC. They were, however, protected by a technicality regarding their nationalities. The Trapp family evades them by performing at the Salzburg Folk Festival. After the armistice of 11 November 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire ceased to exist. Kissing you with all my heart, your Rudolf who loves you". As Maria's original pupil recovered, she became governess to all seven Trapp children and encouraged them in sports, handiwork, and, of course, music. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration 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. I had never before seen her so imposing. Queen Victoria's letter had missed its mark. 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. She married in Vienna on 10 May 1881, Crown Prince Rudolf, son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. [15] Louise and Stphanie had to dust their room themselves. [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. They returned to Austria on two occasions while they were on tour in Europe before the outbreak of the Second World War forced them back to America. Gradually, they withdrew to their estate where they led a more secluded existence, punctuated by religious exercises. The end came on September 10, 1898, when the empress was visiting Geneva under an assumed name. [12] Stphanie benefitted schooling by teachers who provided her with various courses: French, English, German, Dutch and Hungarian for languages, while mathematics lessons, horsemanship, history, history of art, religion, botany, and rhetoric were also taught. 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. [8] As part of their required education, all naval cadets were taught to play a musical instrument; Georg von Trapp selected the violin. All Rights Reserved. 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]. 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!) 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Rudolf is doing very well. Crown Princess of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia, Generations are numbered by descent from King. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Frstliche Huser XIX. 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.. But as matters moved along between the Princess and Captain von Trapp, he realized that he loved Maria and not the Viennese countess. Reality: The Real Story of the Von Trapp Family", "Movie vs. In 1879 he had moved to Prague Castle and assumed command of an infantry regiment, a post he liked very much. However, in 1922, Stphanie was delighted to receive her two eldest grandsons, Franz Joseph and Ernst Weriand of Windisch-Graetz. 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. 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. Despite Rudolf's attempts to reconcile with his wife, their quarrel seemed deep. She was born Princess Maria Filippa Johanna Elisabeth Fernanda Yvonne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn at Koblenz on July 23, 1980. 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. [3] In 1902, he passed the final officer's examination, and was commissioned a Fregattenleutnant (frigate lieutenant, equivalent to sub-lieutenant) in May 1903. Some sources incorrectly credit Zdenko Hudeek with being the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commander of the war. They contacted the agent from Italy and requested fare to America. 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. He even went so far as to write home to Maria, I wish I could see your eyes when you read the announcement of my engagement. Well, for some reason Maria was sincerely offended at the thought of his wanting to see her eyes, and responded with a fiery note saying that her eyes were none of his business. This letter was delivered to the Captain only moments before he planned to propose, and after reading it he knew that Yvonne was not the one he wanted to marry. The Queen therefore never left her son's bedside. During our toilet, the most absolute silence was required; any breach of this rule resulted in severe punishment. Georg was born in Zadar (now in Croatia), which at that time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. One day, Princess Yvonne took Maria aside and alerted her to the fact that the Captain was in love with her. 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. [37] Her mother-in-law, Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed her "the hideous dromedary";[38] however, Stephanie began to enjoy her new position. When he lost most of his wealth in the Great Depression, the family turned to singing as a way of earning a livelihood. 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. 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. [71] Her sister Louise returned to Belgium as well, and the dying sovereign also refused to see her. 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. Thus, they downsized their living by moving the family onto one floor of the villa, dismissed the staff that they felt they could live without, and began renting out rooms of the villa to guests. Princess Yvonne. The bank failed, wiping out most of the family's substantial fortune.[9]. [22], Stphanie had heard of Rudolf for the first time at the end of a literature class given by her housekeeper Fanny Brossel. 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. Secondly, Maria herself was not in love with the Captain and anticipated her return to her former life. They leave under the cover of darkness but gasp! The children. The territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was divided among seven countries, with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes keeping most of the seacoast. [Map 3], On 3 September 1922, Agathe von Trapp died of scarlet fever contracted from her daughter Agathe. Trapp hired Maria Augusta Kutschera to tutor one of his daughters and married Maria in 1927. During an official visit to Hungary in May 1881,[39] she was given a standing ovation and began to see the advantages of her situation. As the reprobation seemed insufficient to her, she preferred to stay away, pray for her daughter and ask priests to join their prayers to hers. 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. If youd like to join me for more fun and games in picking apart history, and other behind the scene tangents, you can support me via my Patreon. [88], In July 1944, Stphanie drew up her will. But we took it like a thunderstorm that would pass, because the next minute she could be very nice. 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. After the ceremony, a gala lunch was given with 60 people in attendance. However, the King of Belgium refused to see his daughter marry a man of lower rank. 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. Among other things, Trapp bought seven bottles of water from the Jordan River which were later used to baptize his first seven children. The children did not sing the German anthem when required of them, the older children who were now adults refrained from the Nazi salute, and they had reservations about living under Nazi policies which conflicted with their religion. Helene had a very happy life, though, but perhaps her only problem was everyone around her dying . In order to toughen us up, the windows of our bedroom, summer and winter, remained open: we rarely heated". [4], In her memoirs, Stphanie wrote: "The first event that was deeply engraved in my memory was the death of this beloved brother []. In every royal palace, Sisi had an exercise room where she lifted dumbbells and trained on rings. 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. Italian citizens were, for the moment, beyond the jurisdiction of the Third Reich. Whatever the real truth behind the family history, it is an inspiring story and well worth retelling. Princess Yvonne. [49], In order to take care of himself, Rudolf left to stay on the island of Lokrum, where he took Stphanie. Stphanie left Hungary for Vienna, where the Emperor died of bronchitis and pneumonia at the age of 86 on 21 November 1916 after a reign of 68 years. For her part in the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Sisi was beloved by the Hungarian people. 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. Hofmobiliendepot, Vienna. Finally, the Koehler & Amelang house in Leipzig agreed to publish the book and have it published simultaneously in Europe and New York. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished and outlawed in 1919. [6] For many weeks, the girl was unconscious, feverish and in great pain. As daughter Maria said in a 2003 interview printed in. [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). (Credit: Imagno/Getty Images), Sisi, however, dismissed all this attention. [1], Born at the Palace of Laeken on 21 May 1864, Stphanie received an emergency baptism on the day of her birth. | As Georg was unaware of the reason for this sudden coldness, he did his best to resolve the situation, but to no avail. [58] Stephanie had to obey and obtained permission to stay for four months at Miramare Castle, near Trieste. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! There is some disparity between the memoirs of Maria von Trapp and her eldest stepdaughter in many regards, not least in the musical training of the Trapp family. A mischievous free spirit, Maria sang at inopportune times during the course of her day and wasnt sure if shed fit into life at the nunnery. After the First World War, the Austrian city of Trieste became part of Italy and its citizens lost their Austrian citizenship. [13] However, the level of education of the princesses was not very high: "The programs lacked scope. 1881: Allegory of the union of Rudolf and Stphanie by Sophia and Maria Grlich. . However, regardless of how the story played out, the Captain did not return home and whisk Maria off her feet. If she could have only seen then all the service she would offer in her life, Im sure she would have been thrilled! He conducted nine combat patrols in U-5, and sank two enemy warships. Princess Stphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Belgium (21 May 1864 23 August 1945) was a Belgian princess who became Crown Princess of Austria through marriage to Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [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. 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. However, it was the childrens relationship with their father that upset the family most when they attended the premiere of The Sound of Music. Yvonne, is a fiercely family orientated person and speaks so terribly highly of all of her family. 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. Sisis husband, Franz Joseph, was hardworking and loved her, but had little imagination or humor. [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. She refused to resume her conjugal life with a husband who did not return until dawn, and disillusioned and undermined by a feeling of failure, had sank into debauchery. Princess Stphanie was the second daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium and Marie Henriette of Austria. Stphanie and Elemr were forced to take refuge in a few rooms because the occupants had appropriated most of the castle. After this disappointment, in the spring of 1883, the Crown Princess's pregnancy was confirmed, delighting the Emperor. He also refused a request for the family to perform at an event for Hitler's birthday. Undeterred, they head into the Alps and cross into Switzerland, escaping the Nazis and beginning their new life. After his death in 1947, the family home in Stowe, Vermont, became a ski lodge, the Trapp Family Lodge. Stephanie and Louise had lunch and dinner with their parents after their governess reported their behavior to the Queen. In reality, Maria treated the Captain quite coldly and asked him to get on with his wedding so that she could leave. [29], In 1935, Trapp's money, inherited from his English first wife, was invested in a bank in England. [47] At the beginning of 1886, the Crown Prince fell seriously ill. Several diagnoses included cystitis and stomach disease. In March 1919, the whole imperial family had to leave Austria. No one had informed the Crown Princess of the nature of the illness from which her husband was suffering. 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. [citation needed], Trapp died of lung cancer on 30 May 1947 in Stowe, Vermont. But Maria did introduce the family to many Austrian folk songs and taught them to harmonize the parts. Stphanie and her daughter Elisabeth Marie attended the funeral, which took place nine days later. Visit her website at http://www.edelweisspatterns.com. 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. Their understanding was real; Stphanie described Rudolf as "a model husband" and added that they understood each other admirably, which made her happy. Besides her research of the real von Trapp story, Katrina is also fascinated with the "Sound of Music" film history. For the purposes of the storyline, fifteen year old Agathe Trapp became sixteen year old Liesl von Trapp and a fictitious romance was created between her and the boy who delivered telegrams. [27], The Crown Prince was 21 years old at the time of the engagement. Stphanie's only daughter, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie, finally obtained a divorce from her husband, Prince Otto Weriand of Windisch-Graetz in early 1948 and on 4 May of that year, she married her longtime partner Petznek in a registry office in Vienna. 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While Maria never claims that music had been expressly forbidden within the household, she does suggest that the children didnt experience much of it until she arrived as Maria the youngers governess. The Emperor family of Austria, circa 1856. The photo was taken while the siblings were aboard a private yacht off the coast of Mallorca. The first candidate mentioned was King Alfonso XII of Spain, but this possibility was almost immediately denied. In 1998, Princess Alexandra married Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, a member of the ancient House of Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, and the couple had two children, Count Richard and Countess Alexandra, residing in Paris and later at Schloss Heidesheim until announcing their divorce in 2017. 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