During her tenure as queen, she was dedicated to social improvement and the founding of many gardens in Athens, and she was the first to introduce the worldwide Christmas tree to Greece.

She then became the target of harsh attacks—and her image suffered further as she proved unable to provide an heir to the throne, She and her husband were expelled from Greece in 1862, after an uprising.

To Amalia is attributed the creation of the “romantic folksy court dress,”[citation needed] which in return became Greece’s national costume.

In the early years of the new monarchy, Queen Amalia, with her beauty and vivaciousness, brought a spirit of smart fashion and progress to the impoverished country.

She laboured actively towards social improvement and the creation of many gardens in Athens, and at first won the hearts of the Greeks with her refreshing beauty and the patriotic love she demonstrated for her new home country.

[...] The Queen was very superstitious, she did not sit down thirteen people at dinner, and was convinced that a white or a black lady appeared before her when an event of importance occurred in Bavaria or Oldenburg.

She also believed in reincarnation, and her firm character made it hard to dissuade her from something once she had made up her mind.Christiane Lüth describes the court in Athens as a small community full of gossip: "The least pleasant thing was that there was always a German lackey on the servant seat who heard every word said; for the entire court staff was with few exceptions German.

Christiane Lüth describes the role of the queen during the 3 September 1843 Revolution:[4] Uhlan continually circled around the [p]alace on horseback, to ensure that no one escaped, and all of the military stood in a threatening position ready to fire on command.

"[4] Initially, Queen Amalia's Lutheran religion was not given much attention, but the aversion to it grew when she did not give birth to a child which could be raised Orthodox.

During this time period, infertility was commonly considered the fault of the woman, and Amalia's frequent dancing and riding were blamed for it.

Otto's brothers were given the right to the throne after him, but it was rumoured that queen Amalia wished to have her own half-brother Elimar of Oldenburg appointed heir instead.

[9] It follows the Biedermeier style with a loose-fitting, white cotton or silk shirt, often decorated with lace at the neck and cuffs, over which a richly embroidered jacket or vest is worn, usually of dark blue or claret velvet.

It was completed with a soft cap or fez with a single, long, golden silk tassel, traditionally worn by married women, or with the kalpaki (a toque) of the unmarried woman, and sometimes with a black veil for church.

This dress became the usual attire of all Christian townswomen[citation needed] in both Ottoman Empire-occupied and liberated Balkan lands as far north as Belgrade.

It was reported in the press that the royal courtiers weren’t aspersed, however, the queen's controversial favorite, Wilhelmine von Plüskow, was exposed to sarcasm from the crowd when she left.

[11] It has been suggested that the king would not have been overthrown had Amalia borne an heir, as succession was also a major unresolved question at the time of uprising.