Agathe von trapp autobiography definition

          In this compelling autobiography, Agathe von Trapp shares the true story behind the film legend, The Sound of Music.!

          Agathe was the oldest girl from Captain Von Trapp's first wife.

        1. The Trapp Family (also known as the von Trapp Family) was a singing group formed from the family of former Austrian naval commander Georg von Trapp.
        2. In this compelling autobiography, Agathe von Trapp shares the true story behind the film legend, The Sound of Music.
        3. Born in Pola on the Adriatic coast, (now Pula and in Croatia), Agathe Joanna Erwina Gobertina was the second child and eldest daughter of.
        4. Agathe emphasizes the importance of music, not just as a profession but as a lifeline that offered solace and continuity amidst adversity.

          5. Agathe von Trapp

          Austrian noblewoman and singer

          This article is about the Austrian singer. For her mother, see Agathe Whitehead.

          Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp (12 March 1913 – 28 December 2010) was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp with his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp.

          She was also a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the 1959 musical play and 1965 filmThe Sound of Music. She was portrayed as the character "Liesl".[1]

          Childhood

          Agathe was born on 12 March 1913 in Pola, Istria, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (present-day Pula, Croatia).[2] She was the eldest daughter[2] and the second of ten children[3] born to Georg von Trapp.

          The first seven of these were born to his first wife, Agathe Whitehead, while the youngest three - Rosmarie, Eleonore, and Johannes, half-siblings to the elder seven - were born to Georg's second wife, Maria Augusta Kutschera.[4