Maria Franziska von Trapp

Maria Franziska von Trapp

Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives inspired the musical and film The Sound of Music. She was the last surviving sibling portrayed in the film. The family fled Austria after the German annexation of Austria, fearing reprisals.

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Summary Maria Franziska von TrappMaria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives inspired the musical and film The Sound of Music. She died at age 99, and was the last surviving sibling portrayed in the film. She was born on 28 September 1914 in Zell am See, Salzburg, then part of Austria-Hungary.

The family fled Austria after the German annexation of Austria, fearing reprisals. They emigrated to the United States in 1938, settled in Vermont in 1942, and performed throughout the country.