Dietrich V, Count of Cleves

Dietrich V was Count of Cleves from 1202 through 1260.

Personal life

Dietrich was born about 1185 as the son of Dietrich IV, Count of Cleves and Margaret of Holland.

In 1234, he participated in the Stedinger Crusade.

Marriage and issue

In c. 1215 he married Mathilda of Dinslaken (d. 1226). Their children were:

• Dietrich of Cleves (c.1216), married Elizabeth of Brabant
• Margaretha of Cleves (c.1218), married Otto II of Guelders

Secondly, he married Hedwig of Meissen (d. 1249), daughter of Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen. Their children were:

• A first son who died young
• Dietrich VI of Cleves (1245–75), married Adelaide of Heinsberg
• Dietrich Luf I of Cleves (1247–77)
• Agnes of Cleves (c. 1230), married Bernard IV, Lord of Lippe
• Jutta of Cleves (c. 1232), married Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg

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