Amalia was born December 21, 1818 in Oldenburg, Germany. She married Otto I Friedrich Ludwig King of Greece, son of Ludwig I King of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe- Hildburghausen, on November 22, 1836 in Oldenburg. She died on May 20, 1875 in Bamberg, Germany, at age 56. She was buried in Theatinerkirche, Munich, Germany.