Countess Ina Marie von Bassewitz


Princess Oskar of Prussia, Countess of Ruppin was a German aristocrat and 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. 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:
Princess Oskar of Prussia, Countess von Ruppin, died in Munich, Bavaria, on 17 September 1973.