Countess Ina von Ruppin
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| Countess Ina von Ruppin | |
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| Born | January 27, 1888 |
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| Birthplace | Bristow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Died | September 17, 1973 (aged 85) |
| Place of death | Munich, Bavaria |
| Consort | Prince Oskar of Prussia |
| Father | Count Karl von Bassewitz-Levetzow |
| Mother | Countess Margarethe von der Schulenburg |
Countess Ina von Ruppin (1888-1973) was the wife of Prince Oskar of Prussia.
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[edit] Early life
Countess Ina von Ruppin was born as Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz-Levetzow, Countess of Bassewitz-Levetzow on January 27, 1888 at Bristow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. She was a daughter of Count Karl Heinrich Ludwig von Bassewitz-Levetzow and his wife Countess Margarethe Cäcilie Luise Alexandrine Friederike Susette von der Schulenburg.
[edit] Marriage
On July 31, 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 near Berlin, Prussia. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on November 3, 1919 the marriage was decreed to be dynastic in accordance with the house laws of the royal house of Hohenzollern. Prior to her marriage, on July 27, 1914, Ina also gained the title Countess of Ruppin and since June 21, 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).
- Prince Wilhelm-Karl Adalbert Erich Detloff of Prussia (1922 - 2007).
[edit] Death
Countess von Ruppin died in Munich, Bavaria on September 17, 1973.
[edit] References
- 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.
