Dietrich VIII ( – 7 July 1347) was
Count of Cleves from 1310 until his death in 1347.
Dietrich was the son of
Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves
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 re ...
and his second wife Margaret of Habsburg. He succeeded in 1310 his half-brother
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 ...
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
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...
(† 1341), married in 1332
Adolph II of the Marck
Adolph II of the Marck (died 19/20 October 1347, Fröndenberg) was Count of the Marck.
He was the eldest son of Engelbert II of the Mark and Mechtild of Arenberg.
Adolph was betrothed to Irmgard of Cleves, daughter of Otto, Count of Cleves and ...
(† 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
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
.
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
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Counts of Cleves
1290s births
1347 deaths