Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves explained
| Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves |
| Noble Family: | House of Cleves |
| Father: | Dietrich VI, Count of Cleves |
| Mother: | Aleidis von Heinsberg |
| Spouse: | Margaret of Guelders |
| Birth Date: | 1256 |
| Death Date: | 1305 |
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.
Marriage and issue
In 1260, Dietrich married Margaret of Guelders (d. 1281), daughter of Otto II, Count of Guelders. They had three children:
His second marriage was to Margaret of Habsburg-Kilburg, 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)
Sources
- Book: The territorial principalities of Lotharingia . Michel . Margue . Michel . Pauly . The Origins of the German Principalities, 1100-1350: Essays by German Historians . Graham A. . Loud . Jochen . Schenk . Routledge . 2017 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Biographie . Deutsche . Kleve - Deutsche Biographie . 2024-02-10 . www.deutsche-biographie.de . de.
