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Personal data Arnold I van Kleef 

• He died on February 20, 1147.
• A child of Diederik I van Kleef and Nn Nn

Household of Arnold I van Kleef

He is married to Ida van Leuven en Brabant.

They got married in the year 1128.

Child(ren):

1. Diederik II van Kleef  ± 1125-1172 
2. Arnold II van Kleef  ????-1201

Notes about Arnold I van Kleef

ARNOLD [I] von Kleve (-20 Feb after 1146, bur Bedburg). Friedrich [I] Archbishop of Köln divided the church of Zyfflich by charter dated 1117 witnessed by "Godefridus dux, Fridericus comes de Arnesberg, Arnoldus de Clive, Heinricus comes de Sutuene…"[1577]. "Comes Arnaldus" indicated to Arras Saint-Vaast the resignation of "in pago Bathuano...ministrum Theodericum" for maladministration, referring to events "tempore patris meis comitis Theoderici", dated 16 Feb 1120[1578]. "Gerardus de Gelre, Arnoldus comes de Berge, Waleramus comes de Lemburg, Gerardus comes de Iuliaco…" signed the charter dated 1085 under which Friedrich Archbishop of Köln donated property to Kloster St Martin, Köln[1579]. Graf von Kleve. Friedrich [I] Archbishop of Köln issued a charter dated 1117 relating to the church at Zufflich witnessed by "Godefridus dux, Fridericus comes de Arnesberg, Arnoldus de Cliue, Henricus comes de Sutuene"[1580]. Friedrich [I] Archbishop of Köln donated Kloster Rolandswerth on an island in the river Rhine to Kloster Siegburg by charter dated 1 Aug 1126 witnessed by "Tiedericus comes de Are, Adolfus comes de Berge, Adolfus comes de Safenberg, Arnoldus comes de Cleue, Cunradus comes de Bunna, Gerardus comes de Iuleche et filius eius Gerardus, Gerardus comes de Hostade…"[1581]. Lothar King of Germany donated property to Köln St Cunibert by charter dated 10 Feb 1129 witnessed by "…Comites: Gerhardus de Gellere, Arnoldus de Thonoburg, Gerhardus de Iulicho, Herimannus de Caluala, Henricus de Kessile, Adolphus de Berge, Adolphus de Saphinberg, Liberi: Gerhardus de Hostadin, Gerhardus de Heimesberg, Ludowicus de Quinheim, Gerhardus de Mulinarco, Gerhardus de Randirode…"[1582]. Lothar King of Germany confirmed property of Duisburg by charter dated 8 May 1129 witnessed by "…Comites: Gerhardus Longus de Gelere, Arnoldus de Cliue, Hermannus de Caluerlage, Hermannus de Salmene, Otto de Rinecke, Florentius de Hollande, Gerhardus de Hostad, Bernhardus de Hildenesheim, Godefridus et Hermannus de Cuch, Adolfus de Berge…"[1583]. Konrad III King of Germany dismissed claims by "comes Adelbertus de Noruenich" to property "in silva…Osninch" claimed from Kloster Brauweiler by charter dated 14 Sep 1141, witnessed by "…comes Arnoldus de Cleuia, comes Adolfus de Monte, comes Heinricus de Gelra, comes Adolfus de Saphenberch, Gerardus puer comes de Iuliaco, Godefridus de Arnesberch, Herimannus de Cuich…"[1584]. Vogt of Stift Xanten and Zyfflich. "Theodericus comes in Cleue et Aleidis uxor mea" donated property to Kloster Bedburg, for the anniversaries "X Kal Mar…patris mei Arnoldi comitis et VI Kal Aug matris mee Ide comitisse", by charter dated 1162[1585]. Philipp Archbishop of Köln granted protection to Kloster Bedburg, founded by "Arnoldus comes de Cliue", by charter dated to [1167/77] witnessed by "Henricus comes de Gelre et filius eius Gerardus…"[1586].

m IDA de Louvain, daughter of GODEFROY I "le Barbu" Duke of Lower Lotharingia & his first wife Ida de Chiny (-27 Jul before 1162). The Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ names (in order) "Alaida…Anglorum regina…comitissa de Cleves Ida…[et] Clarissia virgo" as the three daughters of "Godefridus Cum-barba"[1587]. "Theodericus comes in Cleue et Aleidis uxor mea" donated property to Kloster Bedburg, for the anniversaries "X Kal Mar…patris mei Arnoldi comitis et VI Kal Aug matris mee Ide comitisse", by charter dated 1162[1588].

Arnold [I] & his wife had [three] children:
ARNOLD [II] von Kleve (-after 1134).
DIETRICH [II] von Kleve (-[27 Apr] 1172).
daughter Nn

[1577] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 285, p. 186.

[1578] Guesnon, A. (ed.) (ed.) (1896) Un Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Vaast d'Arras, codex du XII siècle (Paris) ("Arras St Vaast") 2, p. 32.

[1579] Köln Quellen, Band I, 40, p. 502.

[1580] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 285, p. 186.

[1581] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 301, p. 197.

[1582] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 304, p. 200.

[1583] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 305, p. 200.

[1584] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 343, p. 232.

[1585] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 404, p. 278.

[1586] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 463, p. 326.

[1587] Genealogia Ducum Brabantiæ Heredum Franciæ 6, MGH SS XXV, p. 390.

[1588] Niederrheins Urkundenbuch, Band I, 404, p. 278.

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