There are, however, a few stark differences, with ten von Trapp children instead of 'just' seven. The real Captain von Trapp, who shared seven children with his first wife Agathe: Rupert ...

Maria Kutschera, later known as Maria von Trapp, was a convent woman turned governess who eventually married retired naval captain Georg von Trapp ... Rupert, Agathe, Maria, Werner, Hedwig ...

Georg’s second ... and sexes of the seven von Trapp children represented in the movie were changed. The real von Trapp children were, in age descending order: Rupert, Agathe, Maria, Werner ...

However, the film is based on the true life story of the von Trapp's. The real Georg had seven children with his first wife ...