Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz

Princess Ina Marie
Princess Oskar of Prussia
Countess of Ruppin
by Sandau, Berlin, 1915
Born(1888-01-27)27 January 1888
Bristow, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Empire of Germany
Died17 September 1973(1973-09-17) (aged 85)
Munich, Bavaria
Burial19 September 1973
SpousePrince Oskar of Prussia
(m. 1914–58; his death)
IssuePrince Oskar
Prince Burchard
Princess Herzeleide
Prince Wilhelm-Karl
HouseBassewitz
FatherCount Karl von Bassewitz-Levetzow
MotherCountess Margarethe von der Schulenburg
ca. 1910-1915

Princess Oskar of Prussia, Countess of Ruppin (27 January 1888 – 17 September 1973) was a German aristocrat and the wife of Prince Oskar of Prussia.

Early life

Countess Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz was born on 27 January 1888 at Bristow, Mecklenburg, Germany, as the second child and the youngest daughter of Count Karl Heinrich Ludwig von Bassewitz-Levetzow (1855-1921) and his wife, Countess Margarethe Cäcilie Luise Alexandrine Friederike Susette von der Schulenburg (1864-1940). Her brother was Count Werner von Bassewitz-Levetzow.

Marriage

On 31 July 1914 she married Prince Oskar of Prussia, son of Emperor Wilhelm II and his wife Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Both the civil and religious ceremonies took place at Schloß Bellevue in Berlin, Prussia. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 November 1919 was decreed to be dynastic in accordance with the house laws of the royal house of Hohenzollern. Prior to her marriage, on 27 July 1914, Ina Marie had also gained the title Countess of Ruppin, and from 21 June 1920, was titled Princess of Prussia with the style Royal Highness. The couple had four children:

Death

Princess Oskar of Prussia, Countess von Ruppin, died in Munich, Bavaria, on 17 September 1973.


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