Maria Kutschera , a 22 - year - old tutor , married her widowed employer , former Austro - Hungarian Navy Captain Georg von Trapp .
Maria Kutschera , a 22 - year - old tutor , became stepmother to his seven children .
Maria Kutschera , a 22 - year - old tutor , married her widowed employer , former Austro - Hungarian Navy Captain Georg von Trapp , and became stepmother to his seven children .