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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. 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: *
Otto, Count of Cleves Otto (1278 – October 29, 1310) was Count of Cleves from 1305 through 1310. Otto was the eldest son of Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves (1256–1305) and his first wife Margaret of Guelders. His first marriage was to Adelheid van der Marck, dau ...
(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, 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 Arnsberg (; ) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg (region), Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Ho ...
(d. 1371)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dietrich Vii, Count Of Cleves Counts of Cleves 1256 births 1305 deaths