Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz

Princess Ina
Princess Ina of Prussia
by Sandau, Berlin, 1915
Spouse	Prince Oskar of Prussia
Issue
Prince Oskar Prince Burchard Princess Herzeleide Prince Wilhelm-Karl
House	House of Hohenzollern
Father	Count Karl von Bassewitz-Levetzow
Mother	Countess Margarethe von der Schulenburg
Born	27 January 1888(1888-01-27) Bristow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Died	17 September 1973(1973-09-17) (aged 85) Munich, Bavaria

ca. 1910-1915

Countess Ina von Ruppin (27 January 1888 – 17 September 1973) was the wife of Prince Oskar of Prussia.

Early life

She was born Countess Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz on 27 January 1888 at Bristow, Mecklenburg, Germany, to Count Karl Heinrich Ludwig von Bassewitz-Levetzow and his wife Countess Margarethe Cäcilie Luise Alexandrine Friederike Susette von der Schulenburg.

Marriage

On 31 July 1914 she married Prince Oskar of Prussia, son of Emperor Wilhelm II and his wife Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.^[1] Both the civil and religious ceremonies took place at Schloß Bellevue near 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 under Cardinal Brandr Beekman-Ellner. Prior to her marriage, on 27 July 1914, Ina had also gained the title Countess of Ruppin and from 21 June 1920 was styled as Princess of Prussia. The couple had four children:

• Prince Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kuno of Prussia (1915–1939);
• Prince Burchard Friedrich Max Werner Georg of Prussia (1917–1988);
• Princess Herzeleide-Ina-Marie Sophie Charlotte Else of Prussia (1918–1989); and
  • married Karl, Prince Biron of Courland; had issue, including Ernst-Johann, Prince Biron of Courland.
• Prince Wilhelm-Karl Adalbert Erich Detloff of Prussia (1922–2007).

Death

Countess von Ruppin died in Munich, Bavaria on 17 September 1973.

References

1. ^ "Son Of The Kaiser To Wed A Countess. Prince Oscar to Contract a Morganatic Marriage with a Premier's Daughter". New York Times. May 27, 1914. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60612FD345D13738DDDAE0A94DD405B848DF1D3. Retrieved 2011-03-18. "Prince Oscar of Prussia, the fifth son of the Kaiser, is about to contract a morganatic marriage. His engagement to Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz-Levetzow, daughter of the Premier of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and former maid of honor of the Kaiserin, is officially announced today." 

Further reading

• 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.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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Name	Ina Marie Of Bassewitz, Countess
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Date of birth	27 January 1888
Place of birth	Bristow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Date of death	17 September 1973
Place of death	Munich, Bavaria