Background
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.