Freytag-Loringhoven

Freytag von Loringhoven
Language(s)	German
Origin
Meaning	from Löringhoff nearby Datteln, Westphalia
Region of origin	Germany, Latvia
Other names
Variant form(s)	Freitag, Freytag

The Freytag von Loringhoven is a German noble family that originated in Westphalia. It was an Uradel family whose name is also spelled as Vrydach, Frydag, Freydag and various other slightly different spellings.

History[edit]

The surname was first documented in 1198 and 1217.

At the end of the 13th century, Westphalian nobles, including members of the Freytags, moved to Prussia and Livonia to fight for and with the Teutonic Order to spread Christianity.

Notable members[edit]

Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven (1956-), diplomat
Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven (1914–2007), Baltic German general
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874–1927), Dada artist and poet.
Evert Baron Freytag von Loringhoven, Righteous Among the Nations^[1]
Hugo von Freytag-Loringhoven (1855–1924), German general and military historian
Johann von Freytag-Loringhoven (1483–1494) Master (Landmeister) of the Livonian Order
Wessel von Freytag-Loringhoven (1899–1944), Baltic German member of the resistance against Adolf Hitler
Lieutenant Baron von Freytag-Loringhoven, died in a 1911 plane crash

References[edit]

^ "Freytag Evert". The Righteous Among the Nations Database. Yad Vashem. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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[1] "Freytag Evert". The Righteous Among the Nations Database. Yad Vashem. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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