| Amalie of the Palatinate | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | George I, Duke of Pomerania |
| Noble family | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Philip, Elector Palatine |
| Mother | Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine |
| Born | 25 July 1490 Heidelberg |
| Died | 6 January 1524 (aged 33) Szczecin |
Amalie of the Palatinate (25 July 1490 in Heidelberg – 6 January 1524, Szczecin) was a member of the Wittelsbach family and a Countess Palatine of Simmern by birth and by marriage Duchess of Pomerania-Wolgast.
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Amalie was a daughter of the Elector Palatine Philip (1448–1508) from his marriage to Margaret (1456–1501), daughter of Duke Louis IX of Bavaria-Landshut.
She married on 22 May 1513 in Stettin Duke George I of Pomerania-Wolgast (1493–1531). The marriage ad been arranged by Duke of Bogislaw X, in an attempt to obtain the support of the Electoral Palatinate in his dispute of the Electorate of Brandenburg. At the same time George's cousin Duke Henry V of Mecklenburg married with Amelie's sister, Helen. 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 then 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 was raised at the court of her brother Elector Palatine Louis in Heidelberg from 1526.[1]
Amelia, who had been sickly during her whole life, died in 1524, at the age of 33 and was buried in Szczecin.
From their marriage Amalie had the following children: