Ina Marie von Bassewitz-Levetzow
| Ina Marie von Bassewitz-Levetzow | |
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| Princess Oskar of Prussia Countess of Ruppin | |
| File:Countess Ina von Ruppin.jpg by Sandau, Berlin, 1915 | |
| Born | 27 January 1888 Bristow, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Empire of Germany |
| Died | 17 September 1973 (aged 85) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Burial | 19 September 1973 |
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| House | Bassewitz |
| Father | Count Carl von Bassewitz-Levetzow |
| Mother | Countess Margarete von der Schulenburg |
Princess Oskar of Prussia, Countess of Ruppin (born Countess Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz-Levetzow, 27 January 1888 – 17 September 1973) was a German aristocrat and the wife of Prince Oskar of Prussia.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Countess Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz-Levetzow was born on 27 January 1888 at Bristow, Mecklenburg, Germany, as the second child and the youngest daughter of Count carl Heinrich Ludwig von Bassewitz-Levetzow (1855-1921) and his wife, Countess Margarete Cäcilie Luise Alexandrine Friederike Susette von der Schulenburg (1864-1940).[1] Her brother was Count Werner von Bassewitz-Levetzow, a highly decorated Oberst der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Marriage
[edit | edit source]On 31 July 1914 she married Prince Oskar of Prussia, son of Emperor Wilhelm II and his wife Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.[2] 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:
- Prince Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kuno of Prussia (12 July 1915 Potsdam, Germany – 5 September 1939 Poland); died in World War II.
- Prince Burchard Friedrich Max Werner Georg of Prussia (8 January 1917 – 12 August 1988); married Countess Eleonore Fugger von Babenhausen on 30 January 1961, no issue.
- Princess Herzeleide Ina-Marie Sophie Charlotte Else of Prussia (25 December 1918 – 22 March 1989); married Karl, Prince Biron von Kurland on 15 August 1938, with issue.
- Prince Wilhelm Karl Adalbert Erich Detloff of Prussia (20 January 1922 – 9 April 2007); married Armgard Else Helene von Veltheim on 1 March 1952, with issue. He was the last living grandchild of Emperor Wilhelm II; was the thirty-sixth Herrenmeister of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg).
Death
[edit | edit source]Princess Ina-Marie of Prussia, Countess von Ruppin, died in Munich, Bavaria, on 17 September 1973. She was buried two days later, on 19 September 1973, in the Hohenzollern Castle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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References
[edit | edit source]Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 156.
- C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 60.
External links
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