Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves

Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves
Born1256 (1256)
Died1305 (aged 48–49)
Noble familyHouse of Cleves
SpouseMargaret of Guelders
Issue
Detail
Otto, Count of Cleves
Catharine
Adelheid
Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves
Johann, Count of Cleves
Margaret
Irmgard
FatherDietrich VI, Count of Cleves
MotherAleidis von Heinsberg

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.