A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Amelia, Queen of Greece

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Amalia of Oldenburg

4104367A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography — Amelia, Queen of Greece

AMELIA,

Queen of Greece, is the eldest daughter of the reigning duke of Oldenburgh, by his first wife. She was born December 21st., 1818, and married to king Otho, in November 1836. She is universally beloved by her subjects, possessing all those virtues and accomplishments which are the brightest jewels of a crowned head.