Amalie of the Palatinate
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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.
(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.
Amelia, who had been sickly during her whole life, died in 1524, at the age of 33 and was buried in Szczecin.
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
– 6 January 1524, Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
) was a member of the Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
family and a Countess Palatine of Simmern by birth and by marriage Duchess of Pomerania-Wolgast.
Life
Amalie was a daughter of the Elector Palatine PhilipPhilip, Elector Palatine
Philip the Upright, Elector Palatine of the Rhine was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach from 1476 to 1508....
(1448–1508) from his marriage to Margaret
Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine
Margaret of Bavaria was a princess of Bavaria-Landshut and by marriage Princess of the Palatinate.- Life :...
(1456–1501), daughter of Duke Louis IX
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
Louis IX , was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria.-Biography:Louis succeeded his father in 1450...
of Bavaria-Landshut.
She married on 22 May 1513 in Stettin Duke George I of Pomerania-Wolgast
George I, Duke of Pomerania
George I of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins.- Life :George was the eldest son of Duke Bogislaw X of Pomerania and his second wife Anna Jagiellonica, a daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland. He was named after his uncle and godfather, Duke Georg the Bearded of Saxony,...
(1493–1531). The marriage ad been arranged by Duke of Bogislaw X
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw X of Pomerania, the Great, was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523.Bogislaw was born in Rügenwalde into the House of Pomerania . His father was Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, his mother was the duchess Sophia of Pomerania, both distant relatives of the House of...
, 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
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Peaceful, was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg in the region Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of the Duke Magnus II and Sophia of Pomerania....
married with Amelie's sister, Helen
Helen of the Palatinate
Helen of the Palatinate was a member of the Palatinate-Simmern branch of House of Wittelsbach and a Countess Palatine of Simmern by birth and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg.- Life :...
. 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
Philip I, Duke of Pomerania
Philip I of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.- Life :Philip was the only surviving son of Duke George, from his first marriage to Amalie of the Palatinate. After his mother died, on 6 January 1525, he received his education at the court of his maternal grandfather in Heidelberg...
was raised at the court of her brother Elector Palatine Louis
Louis V, Elector Palatine
Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine ; a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was prince elector of the Palatinate....
in Heidelberg from 1526.
Amelia, who had been sickly during her whole life, died in 1524, at the age of 33 and was buried in Szczecin.
Issue
From their marriage Amalie had the following children:- Bogislaw XI (1514-1514)
- Philip IPhilip I, Duke of PomeraniaPhilip I of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.- Life :Philip was the only surviving son of Duke George, from his first marriage to Amalie of the Palatinate. After his mother died, on 6 January 1525, he received his education at the court of his maternal grandfather in Heidelberg...
(1515–1560), Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
- married in 1536 princess Maria of SaxonyMaria of Saxony, Duchess of Pomeraniathumb|Croÿ Carpet of 1554 or 1556Maria of Saxony was a member of the Ernestine line of the house Wettin and a Princess of Saxony by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Pomerania.- Life :...
(1515-1583)- Margaret (1518–1569)
- married in 1547 Duke Ernest III of Brunswick-GrubenhagenErnest III, Duke of Brunswick-GrubenhagenErnest III of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Herzberg , was a member of the noble family of Guelph and a duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen....
(1518-1567)