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Dietrich V, Count of Cleves | |
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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 |
Dietrich V was Count of Cleves from 1202 through 1260. [1] Dietrich was born about 1185 as the son of Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Holland. [2]
In 1234, he participated in the Stedinger Crusade. [3]
In c. 1215 he married Mathilda of Dinslaken (d. 1226). [2] Their children were:
Secondly, he married Hedwig of Meissen [1] (d. 1249), daughter of Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen. Their children were:
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