von Trapp
August Ritter von Trapp,
born August Trapp, 1836, at
Bad Homburg,
Germany.
He was
Catholic.
Commandant in
Austro-Hungarian Navy
(formed 1867, bases on Adriatic).
He
mar
Hedwig Wepler.
His exploits at sea earned the family in 1876 the rank of nobility
and the hereditary title of
"Ritter"
("Sir" or "Knight").
This is the English equivalent of Baronet.
Sometimes incorrectly described as Baron.
The use of
"von"
added to his name
means rank of nobility.
His gravestone says:
"August Ritter von Trapp".
He died 1884, age 48 yrs.
He was bur Austrian Naval Cemetery,
Pula, Croatia
(then in Austro-Hungarian Empire).
They had issue:
- Hede von Trapp,
noted artist,
Hedwig,
born 1877, Pula,
poet, painter and graphic designer of Art Nouveau,
died 1947, Austria, age 70 yrs.
-
Georg von Trapp,
or Georg Ritter von Trapp,
of the famous singing family,
pronounced "Gayorg",
born 4 April 1880,
Zadar,
Croatia (then in Austro-Hungarian Empire).
"Ritter" was abolished as a title in 1919, but became part of the family name.
He is widely called "Baron" by English language sources,
but this is incorrect.
Wikipedia has a note
on this.
- Werner von Trapp,
or Werner Ritter von Trapp,
younger son,
born 22 December 1881,
Pula, Croatia
(then in Austro-Hungarian Empire).
Also had "Ritter" in his name.
He was also called "Baron" in the O'Mara family,
but this is incorrect.
