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Dietrich V, Count of Cleves
Born1185
Kleve
Died1260
Noble familyHouse of Cleves
Spouse(s)Mathilda of Dinslaken
Hedwig of Meissen
FatherDietrich IV, Count of Cleves
MotherMargaret 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]

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. ^ a b c d e Biographie, Deutsche. "Kleve - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. ^ a b c d Pollock 2015, p. xv.
  3. ^ Maier 1994, p. 54.

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Preceded byArnold II Count of Cleves 1201–1260 Succeeded byDietrich VI


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