About Dietrich IX, Count of Mark
Lived 1374 – 1398 (aged 23–24). Dietrich IX, Count of Mark was an aristocrat.
Dietrich (1374–1398) was the Count of Mark from 1393 until 1398.
Dietrich was the second son of Count Adolf III of the Marck and Margaret of Jülich.
Dietrich II studied at the University of Montpellier from 1353 to 1357.
His father had acquired the County of Cleves in 1368 and reserved this title for his eldest son Adolph to succeed him after his death. Dietrich already received the title of Count of Mark in 1393, when his father was still alive. When Dietrich fell in battle in 1398, he was succeeded by his elder brother Adolph, who had become Count of Cleves in 1394. Thus the County of Mark and the County of Cleves were reunited again.
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Who was Dietrich IX, Count of Mark?
Count of the Mark
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Dietrich IX, Count of Mark was born in 1374.
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Dietrich IX, Count of Mark died on 14 March 1398 in Elberfeld.
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Dietrich IX, Count of Mark was an aristocrat.
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