Dietrich V, Count of Cleves
Dietrich V was Count of Cleves from 1201 through 1260. Dietrich was born about 1185 as the son of Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Holland.[1]
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| Born | 1185 Kleve |
| Died | 1260 |
| Noble family | House of Cleves |
| Spouse(s) | Mathilda of Dinslaken Hedwig of Meissen |
| Father | Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves |
| Mother | Margaret of Holland |
Possibly Dietrich V succeeded in 1198, under regency of Arnold II.
In 1234, he participated in the Stedinger Crusade.[2]
Marriage and issue
In c. 1215 he married Mathilda of Dinslaken (d. 1226).[1] Their children were:
- Dietrich of Cleves (c.1216), married Elizabeth of Brabant[1]
- Margaretha of Cleves (c.1218), married Otto II of Guelders [1]
Secondly, he married Hedwig of Meissen (d. 1249), daughter of Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen. Their children were:
- Dietrich VI of Cleves (c. 1226), married Adelaide of Heinsberg
- Dietrich Luf I of Cleves (c. 1228)
- Agnes of Cleves (c. 1230), married Bernard IV, Lord of Lippe
- Jutta of Cleves (c. 1232), married Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg
References
- Pollock 2015, p. xv.
- Maier 1994, p. 54.
Sources
- Maier, Christoph T. (1994). Preaching the Crusades: Mendicant Friars and the Cross in the Thirteenth Century. Cambridge University Press.
- Pollock, M. A. (2015). Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296: "Auld Amitie". The Boydell Press.
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