Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves
Dietrich VII. / IX. (* Probably in 1291; † July 7, 1347 ) was from 1310 to 1347 Count of Kleve. While he was in the earlier research as Dietrich IX. is ( sometimes referred to as Dietrich VIII ) indicates that he is counted among the younger, based on Kraus research, as Dietrich VII.
Life
Dietrich was probably in 1291, the eldest child of the second marriage of Count Dietrich VI. / VIII. born of Cleves by Margaret of Neu- Kyburg. 1297 betrothed to Margaret of funds, the daughter of Count Renaud I of funds, both 1305/ 08 were married. After the death of his elder half-brother Otto Dietrich of Cleves in 1310 succeeded with great difficulty, against a coalition of Otto's widow Matilda of Virneburg, her great uncle, the Archbishop of Cologne, Henry II of Virneburg and Count Engelbert II of the Mark as Count of Kleve enforce.
1318 he agreed with his younger brother John about the succession; he kicked him from the country Linn and assured him of the succession in the County of Cleves in the event that he himself would have no sons. 1333 planned Dietrich Although at times to divide the county after his death among his three daughters; ultimately Kleve fell but to his brother. Dietrich stood Uedem and Sonsbeck to cities and founded in 1334 a Marienstift at the castle Monterberg Kalkar, but which he already moved in 1341 to the city of Kleve. Dietrich was buried in the chancel of this still under construction Klever Collegiate.
Dietrich was married twice. His first marriage was on May 7, 1308 with Margarethe von Geldern ( † 1333), daughter of Rainald I of funds. His second wife was the 1340 Maria of Jülich († 1353 ). She was the daughter of Gerhard V of Jülich.
The daughter Margaret married in 1332 Count Adolf II of Mark († 1347 ) His daughter Elizabeth married first Gerard van Voorne († 1337), then the squire Otto II of Hesse, who was as Otto the contactor to the legendary figure; The marriage remained childless. There is also a daughter Mary mentioned, about whom nothing further is known.