A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
the Gentle House of Stapleton
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(Count of Cleves) Dietrich II CLEVES #85194
____ - ABT 1118
Personal Information
- TITLE: Count of Cleves
- DEATH: ABT 1118
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Founder of the House of Cleves
In the early 11th century Emperor Henry II entrusted the administration of the Klever Reichswald, a large forested area around the Kaiserpfalz at Nijmegen directly subordinate to the Imperial rule, to local Lower Lorrainian nobles at Geldern and Kleve. A County of Cleves was first mentioned in the 11th century. Dietrich I was the first Count of Cleves and reigned from 1092 through 1119.
In the early 11th century Emperor Henry II entrusted the administration of the Klever Reichswald, a large forested area around the Kaiserpfalz at Nijmegen directly subordinate to the Imperial rule, to local Lower Lorrainian nobles at Geldern and Kleve. A County of Cleves was first mentioned in the 11th century. Dietrich I was the first Count of Cleves and reigned from 1092 through 1119.
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