Prince Oskar of Prussia
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Prince Oskar of Prussia | |
Born | July 27, 1888 |
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Birthplace | Potsdam, Prussia |
Died | January 27, 1958 (aged 69) |
Place of death | Munich, Bavaria |
Consort | Countess Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz |
Royal House | House of Hohenzollern |
Father | Emperor Wilhelm II |
Mother | Duchess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein |
Prince Oskar of Prussia (Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf) (July 27, 1888 in Potsdam, Germany–January 27, 1958 in Munich, Germany) was the son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Duchess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein.
He was married on 31 July 1914 to Countess Ina-Marie Helene Adele Elise von Bassewitz (27 January 1888 - 17 September 1973). This marriage was morganatic, and so upon marriage Ina-Marie was created Countess von Ruppin. In 1920, she and her children were granted the rank of Prince/ss of Prussia with the style Royal Highness. They had four children.
- Prince Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kuno of Prussia (12 July 1915 Potsdam, Germany - 5 September 1939 Poland) who died in World War II
- Prince Burchard Friedrich Max Werner Georg of Prussia (8 January 1917 - 12 August 1988) who married but had no issue
- Princess Herzeleide-Ina-Marie Sophie Charlotte Else of Prussia (25 December 1918 - 22 March 1989) who married and had three children including Prince Ernst-Johann Biron of Courland
- Prince Wilhelm-Karl of Prussia (Full name: Wilhelm-Karl Adalbert Erich Detloff) (20 January 1922 - 9 April 2007) [1]) who married and had three children and was the last living grandchild of Kaiser Wilhelm II