Names Of Von Trapp Family In Movie

Names Of Von Trapp Family in movie are Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, and Gretl. The Names of children in Sound of Music are changed altogether.

Von Trapp Family had altogether 10 children, but due to the film's timeline and plot story, only 7 children are portrayed in the movie Sound of Music.

However, the seven children portrayed in the film have their names, ages, and personalities changed. 

The kids are arranged in ascending order by age.

1. Liesl Von Trapp as Rupert

Liesl Von Trapp was portrayed as the eldest child of the Von Trapp Family in the film The Sound of Music.

Although in real life, Georg and Agathe had a son as their firstborn, the film's plot has other things in mind and portrayed Liesl as their firstborn. Liesl is the equivalent of the real-life Rupert in the film.

The film shows Liesl turning 17 from 16 during the time of their escape to London and later to the United States, but in real life, Rupert was already a practicing physician and was 27 years old when the family escaped via Italy.

2. Friedrich von Trapp as Agathe

Friedrich Von Trapp was portrayed as the oldest son among the seven siblings in the film and secondborn to Georg and Agathe.

However, the pair's secondborn was a daughter named Agathe von Trapp in real-life. Agathe caught a serious scarlet fever and was unable to commute to school at a young age leading her father Georg to hire Maria as her tutor, Maria would later marry Georg and become the Von Trapp family Matriarch.

Contrary to the portrayal of the character in the film, Agathe von Trapp was taught guitar and early music by her father. Agathe later found herself surrounded by music after she started to attend the local school.

3. Louisa von Trapp as Maria

Louisa Von Trapp was a film version of the real-life Maria Franziska von Trapp.

Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp was born on September 28, 1914, in Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary. She was the first child of Georg and Agathe to be born in their family residence.

Maria's film-adapted character Louisa is portrayed by Heather Menzies. Maria was the last among the original 7 siblings to pass away. She passed away on February 18, 2014, in Stowe, Vermont, at the age of 99 years old.

4. Kurt von Trapp as Werner

Kurt Von Trapp was the film portrayal of the real-life Werner von Trapp.

Werner von Trapp is the second oldest son in the family and his film character Kurt was portrayed by actor Duane Chase. He is among the few siblings to be featured based on real life with only his name changed in the film.

In real life, Werner severed in the United States Military at the 101st Infantry Battalion and 10th Mountain Division during the Second World War. Contrary to the film, where Kurt is showcased as a little kid in his early teenage, Werner was already a grown adult and fought in World War II.

Werner changed his profession into a dairy farmer after the war ended and later retired in their family estate in Waitsfield, Vermont. Werner passed away on October 11, 2007.

5. Brigitta von Trapp as Hedwig

Brigitta von Trapp is based on Hedwig Von Trapp.

In the film, Brigitta is portrayed as a 10-year-old daughter of Georg and Agathe but her real-life counterpart Hedwig Von Trapp was over 21 years old at the time the family fled Austria to escape Nazis in 1938.

Hedwig was an active member of the family singing group but she later continued her career in music and choir singing even after the family stopped performing. She guided children's choir groups in Hawaii and taught them handicrafts as well.

Brigitta's real-life counterpart Hedwig passed away on September 14, 1972, at the age of 55 years old.

6. Marta von Trapp as Johanna

Marta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music is the portrayal of the real-life Johanna von Trapp.

The second youngest child in the family, Johanna was born on September 7, 1919. She was born in the family home in Zell am See, Austria, and was about 19 years old when the family fled in 1938. She was also the last Trapp siblings to be born in their family home of Zell am See, Austria.

However, her onscreen counterpart Marta was portrayed as a 7-year-old child in the film. Marta von Trapp announces her birthday and age by saying "I am going to be 7 on Tuesday," letting the audience know about her age. Marta is portrayed by Debbie Turner in the film.

7. Gretl von Trapp

Gretl Von Trapp is based on the youngest daughter of Georg and Agathe, Martina.

Gretl's real-life counterpart Martina was born on February 17, 1921, in Klosterneuburg, Austria. She was the first among the seven Trapp siblings to pass away, she died on February 25, 1951, at the age of just 30 years old due to the complications of childbirth.

However, before Martina passed away, she was an important member of the Von Trapp Choir and toured all around the United States of America and Europe singing with the other members of the family.

Von Trapp children names were changed for the film along with their ages and other essential personality traits. However, some of the characters in the film retained a fair amount of real-life things, like Gretl who portrayed Martina was the youngest sibling in the film as well.

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