Dietrich VII (1256–1305) was Count of Cleves from 1275 through 1305. He was the son of Dietrich VI, Count of Cleves and his wife Aleidis von Heinsberg.[1] Dietrich adopted the strategy used in Holland, in the county of Cleves, methodically reclaiming territory with dikes and settling new residents.[2]
Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves | |
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| Born | 1256 |
| Died | 1305 |
| Noble family | House of Cleves |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret of Guelders |
| Father | Dietrich VI, Count of Cleves |
| Mother | Aleidis von Heinsberg |
Marriage and issue edit
In 1260, Dietrich married Margaret of Guelders (d. 1281), daughter of Otto II, Count of Guelders. They had three children:
- Otto, Count of Cleves (1278–1310)
- Catharine, nun at Gräfenthal (1280-1357)
- Adelheid, married Henry IV, Count of Waldeck (d. 1348)
His second marriage was to Margaret of Habsburg-Kilburg,[1] daughter of Everhard I of Kiburg-Laufenburg. Their children were:
- Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves (1291–1347)
- Johann, Count of Cleves (1293–1368).
- Margaret, married Henry of Lodi, son of Guy, Count of Flanders (d. 1337)
- Irmgard, married Gerhard I of Horn, Count of Altena (1297-1350)
- Agnes (d. 1361), married in 1312 Count Adolf IX of Berg (d. 1348)
- Maria, nun in Bedburg (1302-1347)
- Eberhard (1303-1312)
- Anna (d. 1378), married Godfrey IV of Cuyck-Arnsberg (d. 1371)
References edit
- ^ a b Biographie, Deutsche. "Kleve - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Margue & Pauly 2017, p. 233.
Sources edit
- Margue, Michel; Pauly, Michel (2017). "The territorial principalities of Lotharingia". In Loud, Graham A.; Schenk, Jochen (eds.). The Origins of the German Principalities, 1100-1350: Essays by German Historians. Routledge.