Three months later, on 23 August 1945, Stephanie died there of a stroke, aged 81. [81], In 1923, Stphanie planned to write her memoirs. In the severe decor of the study room, it was usually too rudimentary that we applied ourselves to history, geography, literature, mathematics; a preponderant place being left to the decorative arts: painting, drawing, music, as well as needlework". Maria is a young nun who is frequently on the nerves of her fellow sisters. [37] Her mother-in-law, Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed her "the hideous dromedary";[38] however, Stephanie began to enjoy her new position. Press J to jump to the feed. [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. 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. ): harvnb error: no target: CITEREFvon_Trapp2007 (. Austria was under economic pressure from a hostile Germany, and Austrian banks were in a precarious position. Required fields are marked *. E Trapp was transferred to the SMU-14, the former French submarine Curie, which had been sunk and salvaged by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. In every royal palace, Sisi had an exercise room where she lifted dumbbells and trained on rings. Theyre curious, her lady-in-waiting Marie Festetics wrote of Sisis response to the fawning masses. [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". The Queen therefore never left her son's bedside. I was the Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary!". During our toilet, the most absolute silence was required; any breach of this rule resulted in severe punishment. 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. A scene which was very dear to Maria von Trapp, the skyline of Salzburg with the red dome of Nonnberg Abbey rising above it. [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. The empress frequently spoke of suicide to a terrified Franz Joseph, and turned to mediums and psychics to help cure her mental anguish. [35] As a part of the wedding celebrations, the Emperor bestowed Walthere Frere-Orban with the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary and the Empress bestowed several ladies with the Order of the Starry Cross. [30][31] Around 1936, Lotte Lehmann heard the family sing, and she suggested they perform paid concerts. We were not used to this. Elemr exhibited his artistic collections there, including antique furniture, paintings by old and modern masters, as well as precious porcelain. The patronages exerted by Stphanie were withdrawn from her,[67] and she thus received an annual pension of 100,000 guilders. ; Patents a Combination of Chafing Dish and Lamp -- To be Put on Market", "Bruxelles Extension sud Place Stphanie", "Les photos du tunnel Stphanie lors de sa construction", "Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie: A narrative of count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern and equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch der sterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, "Agraciamentos Portugueses Aos Prncipes da Casa Saxe-Coburgo-Gota", "Real orden de Damas Nobles de la Reina Maria Luisa", Josphine-Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth, German Empress Victoria, Queen of Prussia, Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine, Helena, Princess Christian of Scheswig-Holstein, Clotilde, Archduchess Joseph Karl of Austria, Amalie, Duchess Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Louise, Princess Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohry, Josphine Caroline, Princess Karl Anton of Hohenzollern, Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, Alexandra, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Dorothea, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Vsterbotten, Princess Teresa Cristina, Baroness Taxis of Bordogna and Valnigra, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Countess Palatine Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Princess Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lneburg, Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbttel, Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Princess Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies, Princess Maria Immaculata of the Two Sicilies, Princess Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies, Princess Maria of Lwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Freiin Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kszon et Imprfalva, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Princess_Stphanie_of_Belgium&oldid=1140091676, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Stphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte. She was buried in the crypt of Pannonhalma Archabbey. [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. On 10 December 1865, her paternal grandfather King Leopold I, founder of the Belgian dynasty, died after a reign of 34 years. [5], At the beginning of 1871, epidemics of typhus and smallpox raged in Brussels. 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. Among their closest acquaintances figured, from 1944, their chaplain, Geza Karsai, Germanist, university professor and monk of the Pannonhalma Archabbey. As daughter Maria said in a 2003 interview printed in. Stphanie worked as a nurse in her residence.[78]. He later married Janice Tyre (19201994), and had no children with her. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. 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. While I was preparing this piece, the question I was asked most by the people around me was is Maria von Trapp a real person? Indeed, she is! Marie Valerie, the one child on whom Sisi doted, wrote of finding her mother laughing hysterically in a bathtub. . But unfortunately, they did not understand each other. Zadar became part of Italy in 1920, and Georg was thus an Italian citizen, and his wife and children as well. They met the latter in Spain, and then in Belgium where Ferdinand had been exiled since 1930. With her liberal, progressive son dead, she knew that the creaking empire of Austria-Hungary could not last. One day, Princess Yvonne took Maria aside and alerted her to the fact that the Captain was in love with her. C.A. [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. After the ceremony, a gala lunch was given with 60 people in attendance. Finally, Maria askedthe Captainif he would please be so kind as to get engaged to Princess Yvonne right away.. At their table, adorned with flowers, were sweets that the princesses were not allowed to taste. 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. See Photos. [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. 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. He should stay more with you; but have no fear!". On April 25, 1854, a shy and melancholy bride married into a major European royal house. In 1949, she married Jean Dupiere (died before 1998). [56] To Stphanie, Rudolf had left an undated letter: "Dear Stphanie, you are delivered from my fatal presence; be happy in your destiny. During this time, they went back to Salzburg for a few months before returning to Sweden to finish the tour. [8], In 1900, he was assigned to the protected cruiser SMSZenta and was decorated for his performance during the Boxer Rebellion, in which he participated in the assault on the Taku Forts. 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. She married in Vienna on 10 May 1881, Crown Prince Rudolf, son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. 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. 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. 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. However, it was the childrens relationship with their father that upset the family most when they attended the premiere of The Sound of Music. In 1895, he accompanied Archduke Louis Victor as a member of the imperial legation during the coronation of Tsar Nicolas II in Saint Petersburg. The names, ages, and sexes of the children were changed. 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