Georg von Trapp | Calm Bedtime Reading for Sleep

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Unwind with this calm bedtime reading designed to ease insomnia and bring restful sleep. Tonight’s gentle episode tells the story of Georg von Trapp, the Austrian naval officer whose life inspired The Sound of Music. You’ll learn about his naval career, his family, and their journey during a pivotal moment in history, all shared in Benjamin’s steady and peaceful narration. There’s no whispering or hypnosis—just soothing, fact-filled storytelling to reduce stress and quiet the mind. Press play, settle in, and drift into relaxation while learning something meaningful. Want More? Request a Topic: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Ad-Free Episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/ Shop Sleep-Friendly Products: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/sponsors Join the discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/myhGhVUhn7 This content is derived from the Wikipedia article on Georg von Trapp, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Read the full article: Wikipedia - Georg von Trapp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Glassbox media podcast.
0:10.0	Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast where I help you drift off one fact at a time.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Benjamin Boster, and today let's learn about Georg von Trapp.
0:23.6	Geyord Ludwig Ritter von Trab, the 4th of April 1880 to the 30th of May, 1947, was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Navy, who became the patriarch of the Trap family singers.
0:41.9	Trap was the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commander of World War I.
0:49.2	Trapp's accomplishments during World War I earned him numerous decorations,
0:57.0	including the Military Order of Maria Teresa.
1:00.0	His first wife, Agatha Whitehead, died of scarlet fever in 1922, leaving behind seven children.
1:09.0	Trap hired Maria Augusta Cuchera to tutor one of his daughters, hired Maria Augusta Couthera to tutor one of his daughters
1:14.0	and married her in 1927.
1:17.8	He lost most of his wealth in the Great Depression,
1:21.6	so the family turned to singing as a way of earning a livelihood.
1:27.1	Trap declined a commission in the German navy after the Anschluss. singing as a way of earning a livelihood.
1:27.7	Trap declined a commission in the German navy after the Anschluss and emigrated with his family
1:33.3	to the United States.
1:36.2	After his death in 1947, the family home and Stowe, Vermont became the Trap family lodge.
1:45.2	Maria von Trapp's 1949 memoir,
1:48.5	the story of the trap family singers,
1:51.4	was adapted into the West German film,
1:53.9	The Trap Family, 1996,
1:57.5	which served as the basis for the Rogers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music
2:03.6	and the 1965 film adaptation directed by Robert Wise. robert wise georg ludwig ritter von trapp was born in Zara in the Kingdom of Dalmatia,
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