Freytag-Loringhoven
The family Freytag (also: Vrydach, Frydag, Friday and various other slightly different spellings) is a noble family that comes from the Uradel Westphalia and 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 people
People with the surname Freytag-Loringhoven include:
| Freytag von Loringhoven | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Germany, Latvia |
| Meaning | from Löringhoff nearby Datteln, Westphalia |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Freitag, Freytag |
- Johann von Freytag-Loringhoven (1483-1494) Master (Landmeister) of the Livonian Order
- Bernd von Freytag-Loringhoven (1914–2007), Baltic German general.
- Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874–1927), Dada artist and poet.
- Hugo von Freytag-Loringhoven (1855-1924), German general and military historian.
- 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.
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