Dietrich V, Count of Cleves

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Dietrich V, Count of Cleves
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Born1185
Kleve
Died1260
Noble family House of Cleves
Spouse(s)Mathilda of Dinslaken
Hedwig of Meissen
Father Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves
MotherMargaret of Holland

Dietrich V was Count of Cleves from 1202 through 1260. [1]

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Personal life

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]

Marriage and issue

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:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Biographie, Deutsche. "Kleve - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pollock 2015, p. xv.
  3. Maier 1994, p. 54.

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Preceded by Count of Cleves
12011260
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