Georg Ludwig von Trapp

(1880-1947)

Austrian World War I U-boat commander

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Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp (4 April 1880 – 30 May 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian naval officer who later acquired U.S. citizenship. He was the patriarch of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the musical play and film The Sound of Music. His naval exploits during World War I earned him numerous decorations, including the Military Order of Maria Theresa. Under his command, the submarines SM U-5 and SM U-14 sank 13 Allied ships totaling about 45,669 gross register tons (GRT).

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Born	Baron Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp 4 April 1880 Zadar, Austria-Hungary
Died	30 May 1947 (aged 67) Stowe, Vermont, U.S
Zodiac	Aries
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Agathe Whitehead 1891-1922 · Croatian relative · m. 1911 info edit

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Maria von Trapp 1905-1987 · matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers · m. 1927 info edit

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Rupert Georg Ritter von Trapp info 1st child with Agathe Whitehead Male b. 1 Nov 1911 d. 22 Feb 1992 · Age: 80 (at death) · 1911-1992 · Austrian-American singer

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Agathe Trapp info 2nd child with Agathe Whitehead Female b. 12 Mar 1913 · Age: 112 · 1913- · Celebrity Baby

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Maria Trapp info 3rd child with Agathe Whitehead Female b. 28 Aug 1914 · Age: 110 · 1914- · Celebrity Baby

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Werner Trapp info 4th child with Agathe Whitehead Male b. 21 Dec 1915 · Age: 109 · 1915- · Celebrity Baby

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Hedwig Trapp info 5th child with Agathe Whitehead Female b. 28 Jul 1917 · Age: 108 · 1917- · Celebrity Baby

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Johanna Trapp info 6th child with Agathe Whitehead Female b. 7 Sep 1919 · Age: 105 · 1919- · Celebrity Baby

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Rosmarie von Trapp info 7th child with Maria von Trapp Female b. 8 Feb 1929 · Age: 96 · 1929- · Celebrity Baby

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Eleonore von Trapp info 8th child with Maria von Trapp Female b. 14 May 1931 · Age: 94 · 1931- · Austrian singer

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Johannes Von Trapp info 9th child with Maria von Trapp Male b. 17 Jan 1939 · Age: 86 · 1939- · Austrian-American singer

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Hede von Trapp · Sister · 1877-1947 · Austrian artist edit info

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Werner von Trapp · Brother · 1915-2007 · Austrian-American singer, soldier edit info

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