Ina Marie von Bassewitz-Levetzow
Princess Oskar of Prussia, Countess of Ruppin was a German aristocrat and the wife of Prince Oskar of Prussia.
Early life
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 and his wife, Countess Margarete Cäcilie Luise Alexandrine Friederike Susette von der Schulenburg. Her brother was Count Werner von Bassewitz-Levetzow, a highly decorated Oberst der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II.Marriage
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. 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 ; died in World War II.
- Prince Burchard Friedrich Max Werner Georg of Prussia ; married Countess Eleonore Fugger von Babenhausen on 30 January 1961, no issue.
- Princess Herzeleide Ina-Marie Sophie Charlotte Else of Prussia ; married Karl, Prince Biron von Kurland on 15 August 1938, with issue.
- Prince Wilhelm Karl Adalbert Erich Detloff of Prussia ; 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).