Dietrich V was

Count of Cleves The Duchy of Cleves (german: Herzogtum Kleve; nl, Hertogdom Kleef) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged from the medieval . It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and ...

from 1201 through 1260. Dietrich was born about 1185 as the son of

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and Margaret of Holland. Possibly Dietrich V succeeded in 1198, under regency of Arnold II. In 1234, he participated in the

Stedinger Crusade The Stedinger Crusade (1233–1234) was a Papally-sanctioned war against the rebellious peasants of Stedingen. The Stedinger were free farmers and subjects of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. Grievances over taxes and property rights turned ...

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 Theodoric I (11 March 1162 – 18 February 1221), called the Oppressed (''Dietrich der Bedrängte''), was the Margrave of Meissen from 1198 until his death. He was the second son of Otto II, Margrave of Meissen and Hedwig of Brandenburg. Biog ...

. Their children were: *

Dietrich VI Dietrich VI (also known as Dietrich of Meissen), was Count of Cleves from 1260 through 1275. He was born in 1226 as the son of Dietrich V, Count of Cleves and Hedwig of Meissen. The County of Cleves (german: Grafschaft Kleve; nl, Graafschap Kl ...

of Cleves (c. 1226), married Adelaide of Heinsberg * Dietrich Luf I of Cleves (c. 1228) * Agnes of Cleves (c. 1230), married

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* Jutta of Cleves (c. 1232), married Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg

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* * Counts of Cleves 1260 deaths Year of birth unknown People of the Stedinger Crusade 1185 births {{Europe-noble-stub