The Frisianfreedom (West Frisian: Fryske frijheid; Dutch: Friese vrijheid; German: Friesische Freiheit) was a period of the absence of feudalism in Frisia
'Frisians' from whom modern Frisians descend. In the Middle Ages, these Frisians formed the Kingdom of Frisia and later the Frisianfreedom confederation, before
refers to Ostfriesland. During the French occupation of the Netherlands, the name for the Frisian department was Frise. In English, both "Frisia" and "Friesland"
The Frisians are an ethnic group indigenous to the coastal regions of the Netherlands, north-western Germany and southern Denmark, and during the Early
West Frisian: Fryslân [ˈfrislɔ̃ːn] ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, named after the Frisians, is a province of the Netherlands located