Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves
Appearance
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Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves | |
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Born | c. 1291 |
Died | 7 July 1347 |
Noble family | House of Cleves |
Spouse(s) | Margaret of Guelders Maria of Jülich |
Father | Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves |
Mother | Margaret of Habsburg |
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Dietrich VIII (c. 1291 – 7 July 1347) was Count of Cleves from 1310 until his death in 1347.[1]
Dietrich was the son of Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves and his second wife Margaret of Habsburg. He succeeded in 1310 his half-brother Otto, Count of Cleves who had died without sons.
Dietrich VIII married twice:
- Margaret of Guelders († 1333), daughter of Reginald I of Guelders, in 1308. They had two daughters:
- Margaret († 1341), married in 1332 Adolph II of the Marck († 1347), had issue.
- Elisabeth (1307–1382), married Gerard of Voorne and Otto II of Hesse.
- Maria of Jülich († 1353), daughter of Gerhard V of Jülich, in 1340. They had another daughter:
- Maria, unmarried, no issue
He was succeeded by his brother John.
When his brother also died without a son, the County of Cleves went to his daughter's son Adolph III of the Marck and so to the Counts of Marck.
References
[edit]- ^ Hagemann, Manuel. "Dietrich VII. von Kleve". Internetportal Rheinische Geschichte. Retrieved 3 February 2024.