Otto, Count of Cleves

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Otto, Count of Cleves

Summary

Otto, Count of Cleves is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1278[2]. He died in Horstmar[3]. He died on October 29, 1310[4]. He worked as an aristocrat[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Otto, Count of Cleves passed away in Horstmar[3].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves was born on January 1, 1278[2].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves died on October 29, 1310[4].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's father was Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves[7].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's mother was Margareta van Gelre[8].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves was married to Mechtild von Virneburg[9].
  • Among Otto, Count of Cleves's spouses was Adelheid von der Mark[10].
  • A child of Otto, Count of Cleves was Irmengarde von Kleve[11].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's professions included aristocrat[5].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves is recorded as male[12].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's family is recorded as House of Cleves[14].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's noble title is recorded as count[15].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's Commons category is recorded as Otto I, Count of Cleves[16].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's given name is recorded as Otto[17].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's sibling is recorded as Anna von Kleve[18].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's sibling is recorded as John, Count of Cleves[19].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's sibling is recorded as Dietrich VIII, Count of Cleves[20].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's sibling is recorded as Katharina von Kleve[21].
  • Otto, Count of Cleves's sibling is recorded as Adelheid von Kleve[22].

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Origins and Family

Otto, Count of Cleves was born on January 1, 1278[2]. His father was Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves[7]. His mother was Margareta van Gelre[8].

Career and Affiliations

Otto, Count of Cleves's professions included aristocrat[5].

Personal Life

Spouses include Mechtild von Virneburg[9], b. 1290[23] and Adelheid von der Mark[10], b. 1275[24], of Germany[25]. A child of Otto, Count of Cleves was Irmengarde von Kleve[11].

Death and Burial

Otto, Count of Cleves died on October 29, 1310[4]. He died in Horstmar[3].

Why It Matters

Otto, Count of Cleves ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

FAQs

Where did Otto, Count of Cleves die?

Otto, Count of Cleves died in Horstmar[3].

Who were Otto, Count of Cleves's parents?

Otto, Count of Cleves's father was Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves[7]. Otto, Count of Cleves's mother was Margareta van Gelre[8].

Who was Otto, Count of Cleves married to?

Otto, Count of Cleves's spouses include Mechtild von Virneburg[9] and Adelheid von der Mark[10].

What did Otto, Count of Cleves do for work?

Otto, Count of Cleves worked as aristocrat[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Otto
    Instance of human
    Father Dietrich VII, Count of Cleves
    Spouse Mechtild von Virneburg, Adelheid von der Mark
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