The marriage was arranged by Bogislaw 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.

was brought up after 1526 in Heidelberg at the court of her brother, Louis V, Elector Palatine.

[1] Amelia, who had been sickly during her whole life, died in 1524, at the age of 33 and was buried in Szczecin.