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.

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.

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