And when she finally exits the Captains life, we all breathe a huge sigh of relief! After the First World War, the Austrian city of Trieste became part of Italy and its citizens lost their Austrian citizenship. 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. Some sources incorrectly credit Zdenko Hudeek with being the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commander of the war. Yvonne, is a fiercely family orientated person and speaks so terribly highly of all of her family. 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! Week #3 of the 1950s Sisters Dress Sew-Along! Her early upbringing from an apartheid era household where . Princess Yvonne has nothing of a princess about her: she is ugly, apathetic and taciturn. [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. When he lost most of his wealth in the Great Depression, the family turned to singing as a way of earning a livelihood. Stphanie worked as a nurse in her residence.[78]. Stphanie's marriage quickly became fragile. 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. (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. [32] Father Wasner became the group's musical director. I say forced, but they were actually very happy there and ultimately it would be where they settled. Princess Yvonne. Works at Westlands, Nairobi. 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. Hungarians were given new freedoms, and Franz Joseph was allowed back into the royal bed (the couples last child, Marie Valerie, was born in Budapest in 1868). During the first weeks of the Soviet occupation, the Lnyays preferred to stay at home with a few servants. On 10 December 1865, her paternal grandfather King Leopold I, founder of the Belgian dynasty, died after a reign of 34 years. | [14], If Stphanie's instruction was somewhat rudimentary, the discipline was strict: "We got up early in the morning: in summer, at five o'clock, in winter, at six o'clock. 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. [49], In order to take care of himself, Rudolf left to stay on the island of Lokrum, where he took Stphanie. Maria and Georg's children Rosmarie - Born 1929. 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. 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. The following 183 pages are in this category, out of 183 total. 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. In reality, Maria treated the Captain quite coldly and asked him to get on with his wedding so that she could leave. [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. FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. 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. The Queen, without worrying about potential contagion, assisted affected families. [26] They were married on 26 November 1927 when he was 47 and she was 22. Her relatives prepared her for death. From there, their opportunities grew. The two princesses refused a new amicable agreement with the State, before their action was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in April 1913. The Broadway musical was first performed in 1959, based off Maria Trapps first book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers published in 1949. [5], At the beginning of 1871, epidemics of typhus and smallpox raged in Brussels. See Photos. We always forget about Helene: it's much easier to remember an Empress than a Princess of Thurn and Taxis. The princess was saved only by the care of an unknown Ardennes doctor, whom the royal couple had consulted, who recommended cold baths. In contrast to paparazzi shows but she never took indiscreet or derogatory photos: "I always photographed my friends as friends. At their table, adorned with flowers, were sweets that the princesses were not allowed to taste. Thank you for reading about the real Baroness Schraeder story! Allegory on the betrothal of Crown Prince Rudolf and Stphanie of Belgium, by Sophia and Maria Grlich (1881). One day, Princess Yvonne took Maria aside and alerted her to the fact that the Captain was in love with her. And of course, no Baroness Schraeder evening gown would be complete without a tiara! And so, Sisi wandered. Hours were spent maintaining her looksthree hours a day of hairdressing, and an hour to cinch her famed 19.5-inch waist. In March 1919, the whole imperial family had to leave Austria. [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. [77] Four weeks later, war broke out. Maria did not marry Georg von Trapp because she was in love with him. The Edelweiss Patterns new release for the "Baroness Schraeder Party Gown"! 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. After this disappointment, in the spring of 1883, the Crown Princess's pregnancy was confirmed, delighting the Emperor. [70], When King Leopold II himself died on 17 December 1909, Stphanie had just, two days earlier, been refused a final meeting with the monarch. Stphanie did not dare talk about her marital problems with her mother. Secondly, Maria herself was not in love with the Captain and anticipated her return to her former life. But you may have wondered, Was there a real Baroness Schraeder, and if so, what wasshe like?. "[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. Yet despite her somber demeanor Sisi captivated the public, thanks to her stunning beauty and ankle-length chestnut hair. Her heart had been irreparably pierced long before her murder, however. [46], In Prague and Vienna, the couple received many visitors and gave many dinners. The family had a contract with an American booking agent when they left Austria. The Emperor reluctantly gave his authorization, but Stphanie lost her rank and her imperial titles by remarrying, while her daughter Elisabeth Marie remained in Vienna in her grandfather's guardianship. [34] Stphanie remembered, "Both of us pronounced the sacramental 'yes'. In 1867, Hungary became an equal partner in the Austro-Hungarian empire. 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. 12 Articles, By [64], Stphanie did not dare to forewarn her father of her marriage plans. Marie Valerie, the one child on whom Sisi doted, wrote of finding her mother laughing hysterically in a bathtub. 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! 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. Trapp was the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commander of World War I,[b] sinking 11 Allied merchant ships totaling 47,653 GRT and two Allied warships displacing a total of 12,641 tons. Before long the Princess returned to her castle, and things went on as before, except that Marias interactions with the Captain were very strained. In 1890, he became imperial and royal Chamberlain at the Austrian court. The Austrian princely title ( Frst) was the most prestigious title of the Austrian nobility, forming the higher nobility ( hoher Adel) alongside the counts ( Grafen ). In return, the Benedictines were responsible for meeting all the debts of the Lnyays and managing their estates. This category has only the following subcategory. The names, ages, and sexes of the children were changed. She wants to marry Georg and is ruthless in her attempts to rid him of Maria and the children. 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. 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. Besides her research of the real von Trapp story, Katrina is also fascinated with the "Sound of Music" film history. As Maria's original pupil recovered, she became governess to all seven Trapp children and encouraged them in sports, handiwork, and, of course, music. The marriage was supposed to end his affairs. The time shift both makes him older and distances him from his WWI years. 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. Already rumors about her possible marriage were swirling in Europe. 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. [88], In July 1944, Stphanie drew up her will. Austria was under economic pressure from a hostile Germany, and Austrian banks were in a precarious position. Whenever theres something to see they come running, for the monkey dancing at the hurdy-gurdy just as much for me.. [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". However, in 1922, Stphanie was delighted to receive her two eldest grandsons, Franz Joseph and Ernst Weriand of Windisch-Graetz. 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. Undeterred, they head into the Alps and cross into Switzerland, escaping the Nazis and beginning their new life. The Germans were not so desparate, in 1938, that they would need him for their Navy or go to any special trouble to get him. When she felt the first effects herself, doctors mentioned peritonitis. This ladywas an Austrian noblewoman who had an abundance of wealth, and (apparently) a fondness for Captain von Trapp. This gave rise to fears for her life before she suddenly recovered. 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