Name Countess Marie | ||
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Issue Prince OskarPrince BurchardPrincess HerzeleidePrince Wilhelm-Karl House House of Hohenzollern (by marriage) Father Count Karl von Bassewitz-Levetzow Mother Countess Margarethe von der Schulenburg Children Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia, Princess Herzeleide of Prussia Similar People Prince Oskar of Prussia, Wilhelm II, Princess Herzeleide of Prussia, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig‑Holstein | ||
Princess Oskar of Prussia, Countess von Ruppin (27 January 1888 – 17 September 1973) was the wife of Prince Oskar of Prussia.
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Early life
She was born Countess Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz-Levetzow 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 Werner Graf 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.