That’s how the dynasty began. (It died out in 1939 with the death of Johann Strauss III, son of Eduard, one of Johann II’s brothers.) Johann I had six children by his wife Anna – Johann, Josef, Nelli, ...

Austria celebrates 200 years of 'waltz king' Johann Strauss II Even 200 years after the birth ... he secretly took violin lessons with the support of his mother. After his father abandoned the ...

Strauss's mother died when he was seven and his father drowned in ... He had six children, of whom three survived infancy and went on to become dance musicians. Johann Strauss II was his eldest child.

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) is known as the 'Waltz King'. He was the greatest of all Viennese dance music composers. Life and Music The young Strauss had started composing and directing his own ...