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Amalie of the Palatinate | |
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| Born | (1490-07-25)25 July 1490 Heidelberg |
| Died | 6 January 1524(1524-01-06) (aged 33) Szczecin |
| Noble family | Wittelsbach |
| Spouse | George I, Duke of Pomerania |
| Issue Detail | Philip I, Duke of Pomerania |
| Father | Philip, Elector Palatine |
| Mother | Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine |
Amalie of the Palatinate (also Amelia von der Pfalz.)[1] (25 July 1490 inHeidelberg – 6 January 1524,Szczecin) was a member of theWittelsbach family and aCountess Palatine ofSimmern by birth and Duchess ofPomerania-Wolgast by marriage.
Amalie was a daughter of the ElectorPhilip of the Palatinate (1448–1508) from his marriage toMargaret (1456–1501), daughter of DukeLouis IX of Bavaria-Landshut.
She was married on 22 May 1513 in Stettin to DukeGeorge I of Pomerania-Wolgast (1493–1531).[2] The marriage was arranged byBogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, in an attempt to obtain the support of the Palatinate in his dispute over the Electorate of Brandenburg. At the same time, George's cousin,Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, married Amelie's sister,Helen of the Palatinate. Amalie's marriage was celebrated with much pomp and circumstance, in the presence of many princes. It is said that during the wedding ceremony, a dispute arose between the envoys of the kings of Denmark and Poland about their ceremonial ranking.
The Duchess was described as "modest"; she knew how to use her state as reigning princess. Amalie's son,Philip I, Duke of Pomerania. was brought up after 1526 in Heidelberg at the court of her brother,Louis V, Elector Palatine.[3]
Amelia, who had been sickly during her whole life, died in 1524, at the age of 33 and was buried in Szczecin.
Amalie had the following children:
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