Family
His descendants include Countess Marguerite of Hoyos (his granddaughter), who was married to Herbert von Bismarck, and thus most of the Bismarck family today. They also include Agathe Whitehead (his granddaughter), who was the first wife of Georg Ludwig von Trapp, the patriarch of the Trapp Family Singers portrayed in the Sound of Music. Baron von Trapp's children by his first wife are also Robert Whitehead descendants.
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