Dietrich V, Count of Cleves
Dietrich V, Count of Cleves | |
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| Born | 1185 Kleve |
| Died | 1260 (aged 74–75) |
| Noble family | House of Cleves |
| Spouses | Mathilda of Dinslaken Hedwig of Meissen |
Issue Detail | Margaretha of Cleves Dietrich VI, Count of Cleves Dietrich Luf I of Cleves Agnes of Cleves |
| Father | Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves |
| Mother | Margaret of Holland |
Dietrich V was Count of Cleves from 1202 through 1260.[1]
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:
- Dietrich of Cleves (c.1216), married Elizabeth of Brabant[2]
- Margaretha of Cleves (c.1218), married Otto II of Guelders [2]
Secondly, he married Hedwig of Meissen[1] (d. 1249), daughter of Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen. Their children were:
- A first son who died young[1]
- Dietrich VI of Cleves (1245–75), married Adelaide of Heinsberg[1]
- Dietrich Luf I of Cleves (1247–77)[1]
- Agnes of Cleves (c. 1230), married Bernard IV, Lord of Lippe
- Jutta of Cleves (c. 1232), married Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Biographie, Deutsche. "Kleve - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- 1 2 3 4 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.