Lestrange family

Lestrange family
Family heritage
Blood status	Pure-blood
Family motto	Corvus oculum corvi non eruit (The raven did not pluck out the raven's eye)
Notable family members	Ermessende Lestrange † Euphraïlde Lestrange † Félicule Lestrange † Fortunade Lestrange † Gaidic Lestrange † Radolphus Lestrange † F. Lestrange † R. Lestrange † Cyrille Lestrange I Corvus Lestrange I † Heloise Lestrange (née Beaufort) Darenne Lestrange (née Moreau) Corvus Lestrange II Falco Lestrange Cyrille Lestrange II Fulcran Lestrange I Balbine Lestrange (née Leroy) Pucine Lestrange II (née Leroy) Minette Lestrange (née Rosier) Salomé Lestrange (née Volant) Manon Lestrange Josette Lestrange Corvus Lestrange III Eglantine Lestrange Leonie Lestrange Cyrille Lestrange III Fulcran Lestrange II Corvus Lestrange IV Fulcran Lestrange III Balbine Lestrange II Pucine Lestrange II Cyrille Lestrange IV Floxel Lestrange Jodelle Lestrange (née Volant) Laurena Kama † Clarisse Lestrange (née Tremblay) † Leta Lestrange † Quintilla Lestrange Nozéa Lestrange Lestrange Rodolphus Lestrange Rabastan Lestrange Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) †
Status	Unknown
Relationships
Related families	Volant family Beaufort family Moreau family Rosier family Leroy family Trouche family Petit family Perrot family Gage family Tremblay family Kama family House of Black
Affiliation
House(s)	Slytherin
Loyalty	Pure-blood supremacy Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Slytherin Tom Riddle's gang Gang of Slytherins Slug Club British Ministry of Magic Department of Magical Law Enforcement Lord Voldemort Death Eaters

"The Dark Lord will rise again, Crouch! Throw us into Azkaban; we will wait! He will rise again and will come for us, he will reward us beyond any of his other supporters! We alone were faithful! We alone tried to find him!"

— Bellatrix Lestrange declaring her family's loyalty

Lestrange was the surname of an ancient pure-blood wizarding family, originally from France but also with branches in Great Britain, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. They were related to the Rosier, Black, Malfoy, Tonks, and Lupin families. Bellatrix Black married into the family only because it was expected of her to make a respectable pure-blood marriage.

The Lestranges were a very old and wealthy family with a vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank full of treasure. Like the House of Black, many Lestranges practised the Dark Arts and believed in the notion of pure-blood supremacy, they disdained Muggles, Muggle-borns, blood traitors, and in some cases, half-bloods. Similar to the Gaunts, and the Blacks they were willing to intermarry with cousins to maintain their purity.

The Lestranges' family emblem was a raven, and their massive family vault was located in Paris, in the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Their family tree depicted only the male descendants (females were depicted as flowers without names or faces), something which was noted to be unusual by Leta Lestrange.

The family motto is "Corvus oculum corvi non eruit", which in English means "a crow will not pull out the eye of another crow", which represents how members of the family will not betray each other.

History

The family produced a Minister for Magic during the 1800s: Radolphus Lestrange took a reactionary position, and attempted to shut down the Department of Mysteries, but was ignored by the Unspeakables and the rest of the Ministry. He resigned after six years in office due to ill health, which was rumoured to be an inability to cope with the stress of the office.

Laurena Kama being abducted by Corvus Lestrange (IV)

Corvus Lestrange (IV) was the head of the family during the late 19th century and into the early 20th, being acquainted with the Kama family, a French-Senegalese pure-blood clan. Desiring the already happily married Laurena Kama for himself in order to produce a pure-blooded male heir, Corvus used the Imperius Curse to force Laurena to leave her family and come to him. Laurena died giving birth to his child, a girl they named Leta, but Corvus did not care for her at all as she could not continue his line or name.

Corvus Lestrange (IV), Leta Lestrange, and Irma Dugard in Lestrange Manor

Marrying a second time to Clarisse Tremblay, his cousin, this union produced the coveted son Corvus had desired, Corvus Lestrange (V). The Kamas became aware of their matriarch's death and swore revenge, with Laurena's husband forcing their son Yusuf to swear an Unbreakable Vow to kill the one person that Corvus loved. To protect his precious son and heir, Corvus dispatched his son and daughter to America with a servant, Irma Dugard, whose half-elf magic was too weak to trace. However the ship sank in a storm and Corvus V perished due to Leta having swapped him for a quieter baby in the neighbouring cabin.

During her time at Hogwarts around the 1910s, Leta Lestrange developed a close relationship with fellow student and magical beast enthusiast Newton Scamander. After one of Leta's experiments went wrong and endangered the life of a student, Newt Scamander took the blame and was expelled in her place. She would later cross paths with Newt again.

The Lestrange family, being named in the Pure-Blood Directory as one of the "Sacred Twenty-Eight" Pure-blood families, dated back centuries in the British wizarding community.

Three members of the Lestrange family on trial in front of the Council of Magical Law

During the First and Second Wizarding Wars, the Lestranges supported Lord Voldemort and at least a few members of the family were Death Eaters. Voldemort named Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange among his most loyal followers, as they were the only Death Eaters who tried to find him after his defeat in 1981 and spent fourteen years in Azkaban because of their loyalty. Bellatrix, in particular, described herself as "the Dark Lord's most loyal servant". Bellatrix also had a "secret" relationship with Lord Voldemort and gave birth to a child with him before the Battle of Hogwarts. Bellatrix and Voldemort's daughter was later named Delphini. As Bellatrix and Voldemort both died in the Battle of Hogwarts, Delphini grew up as an orphan.

Family members

Lestrange family tree

"The family has, however, eschewed the somewhat dangerous practise of inter-marrying within such a small pool of pure-bloods that they become enfeebled or unstable, unlike a small minority of fanatic families such as the Gaunts and Lestranges, and many a half-blood appears on the Malfoy family tree."

— Description of the Malfoy family

Blood relatives

Wizard(s)	Notes
Ermessende Lestrange	A family member who lived from 1679 to 1685.
Euphraïlde Lestrange	A family member who lived from 1692 to 1755.
Félicule Lestrange	A family member who lived from 1712 to 1766.
Fortunade Lestrange	A family member who lived from 1721 to 1779.
Gaidic Lestrange	A family member who lived from 1754 to 1799.
Corvus Lestrange (I)	A family member who lived from 1729 to 1768. Husband of Heloise Beaufort and father of Corvus Lestrange (II) and Falco Lestrange.
Cyrille Lestrange (I)	Brother of Corvus Lestrange (I), husband of Darenne Moreau and father of Cyrille Lestrange (II) and Fulcran Lestrange (I).
Corvus Lestrange (II)	Son of Corvus Lestrange and Heloise Beaufort, and father of Manon, Josette and Corvus Lestrange (III).
Falco Lestrange	Son of Corvus and Heloise Beaufort, brother of Corvus Lestrange (II), husband of Salomé Volant and father of Eglantine and Leonie Lestrange.
Cyrille Lestrange (II)	Son of Cyrille Lestrange (I) and Darenne Moreau, brother of Fulcran, husband of Balbine Leroy and father of Cyrille Lestrange (III).
Fulcran Lestrange (I)	Son of Cyrille Lestrange (I) and Darenne Moreau, brother of Cyrille, husband of Pucine Leroy and father of Fulcran Lestrange (II).
Fulcran Lestrange (II)	Son of Fulcran Lestrange (I) and Pucine Leroy, husband of Sotère Petit and father of Balbine Lestrange, Pucine Lestrange and Fulcran Lestrange (III).
Manon Lestrange	Daughter of Corvus and Minette Rosier and sister of Josette Lestrange and Corvus Lestrange (III).
Josette Lestrange	Daughter of Corvus and Minette Rosier, sister of Manon and Corvus Lestrange (III).
Corvus Lestrange (III)	Son of Corvus and Minette Rosier and brother of Manon and Josette Lestrange, husband and cousin of Eglantine Lestrange and father of Corvus Lestrange (IV).
Eglantine Lestrange	Daughter of Falco Lestrange and Salomé Volant, sister of Leonie Lestrange, wife and cousin of Corvus Lestrange (III) and mother of Corvus Lestrange (IV).
Leonie Lestrange	Daughter of Falco Lestrange and Salomé Volant, sister of Eglantine Lestrange.
Radolphus Lestrange	Minister for Magic from 1835 to 1841.
F. Lestrange	A family member who lived in the mid-19th century.
R. Lestrange	A family member who lived in the late mid-19th century.
Nozéa Lestrange	Daughter of Quintilla Lestrange and Fulcran Lestrange.
Corvus Lestrange (IV)	Son of Corvus Lestrange (III) and Eglantine Lestrange, father of Leta Lestrange and Corvus Lestrange
Cyrille Lestrange (III)	Son of Cyrille Lestrange (II) and Balbine Leroy, husband of Luminosa Trouche and father of Cyrille (IV) and Floxel Lestrange.
Cyrille Lestrange (IV)	Son of Cyrille Lestrange (III) and Luminosa Trouche, brother of Floxel Lestrange.
Floxel Lestrange	Son of Cyrille Lestrange (III) and Luminosa Trouche, brother of Cyrille Lestrange (IV), husband of Jodelle Volant and father of Quintilla Lestrange.
Fulcran Lestrange (III)	Son of Fulcran Lestrange (II) and Sotère Petit, brother of Balbine and Pucine Lestrange, husband of Quintilla Lestrange and father of Nozéa Lestrange.
Balbine Lestrange	Daughter of Fulcran Lestrange (II) and Sotère Petit, sister of Fulcran Lestrange (III) and Pucine Lestrange.
Pucine Lestrange	Daughter of Fulcran Lestrange (II) and Sotère Petit, sister of Fulcran Lestrange (III) and Balbine Lestrange.
Quintilla Lestrange	Daughter of Floxel Lestrange and Jodelle Volant, wife of Fulcran Lestrange (III) and mother of Nozéa Lestrange.
Leta Lestrange	Aspiring magizoologist with a "close relationship" with Newton Scamander; daughter of Corvus and Laurena Kama, and half-sister of Corvus Lestrange.
Corvus Lestrange	Son of Corvus and Clarisse Tremblay, and half-brother of Leta Lestrange.
Lestrange	A classmate of Tom Riddle and one of his earliest Death Eaters; possibly father of Rodolphus and Rabastan.
Rodolphus Lestrange	A Death Eater; brother of Rabastan and the husband of Bellatrix.
Rabastan Lestrange	A Death Eater; brother of Rodolphus and the brother-in-law of Bellatrix.

Relatives by marriage

Wizard(s)	Notes
Céléase Lestrange (née Volant)	A family member who lived from 1611 to 1635.
Nozéa Lestrange (née Trouche)	A family member who lived from 1754 to 1799.
Heloise Beaufort	Wife of Corvus Lestrange (I) and mother of Corvus Lestrange (II).
Darenne Moreau	Wife of Cyrille Lestrange (I) and mother of Cyrille Lestrange (II) and Fulcran Lestrange (I)
Salomé Volant	Wife of Falco Lestrange and mother of Eglantine and Leonie Lestrange
Minette Rosier	Wife of Corvus Lestrange (II) and mother of Manon, Josette and Corvus Lestrange (III).
Balbine Leroy	Wife of Cyrille Lestrange (II) and mother of Cyrille Lestrange (III).
Pucine Leroy	Wife of Fulcran Lestrange (I) and mother of Fulcran Lestrange (II).
Luminosa Trouche	Wife of Cyrille Lestrange (III) and mother of Cyrille Lestrange (IV) and Floxel Lestrange.
Sotère Petit	Wife of Fulcran Lestrange (II) and mother of Balbine, Pucine and Fulcran Lestrange (III).
Jodelle Volant	Wife of Floxel Lestrange and mother of Quintilla Lestrange.
Sebastien Perrot	Husband of Manon Lestrange and father of Odile, Laurelle and Huguette Perrot.
Reynard Gage	Husband of Josette Lestrange and father of Louis and Mathis Gage.
Bernard Tremblay	Husband of Leonie Lestrange, father of Clarisse and Falco Tremblay.
Laurena Kama	Kidnapped wife of Mustafa Kama and first wife of Corvus Lestrange (IV) and mother of Leta Lestrange.
Clarisse Tremblay	Second wife of Corvus Lestrange (IV), mother of Corvus Lestrange (V) and step-mother of Leta Lestrange.
Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black)	A fanatically loyal Death Eater killed by Molly Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts; wife of Rodolphus.

Distant relatives

Wizard(s)	Notes
Louis Gage	Son of Josette Lestrange and Reynard Gage and brother of Mathis Gage.
Mathis Gage	Son of Josette Lestrange and Reynard Gage and brother of Louis Gage.
Odile Perrot	Daughter of Manon Lestrange and Sebastien Perrot and the sister of Huguette Perrot and Laurelle Perrot.
Huguette Perrot	Daughter of Manon Lestrange and Sebastien Perrot and the sister of Odile Perrot and Laurelle Perrot.
Laurelle Perrot	Daughter of Manon Lestrange and Sebastien Perrot and the sister of Odile Perrot and Huguette Perrot.
Clarisse Tremblay	Daughter of Leonie Lestrange and Bernard Tremblay and sister of Bernard Tremblay.
Falco Tremblay	Son of Leonie Lestrange and Bernard Tremblay. Brother of Clarisse Tremblay.

Family tree

Radolphus' bloodline

Lestrange family

House of Black

Rosier family

Radolphus Lestrange (fl. 1835—1841)

F. Lestrange

R. Lestrange

Lestrange (b. 1926)

Cygnus Black (III) (1938—1992)

Druella Black (née Rosier)

Rabastan Lestrange

Rodolphus Lestrange

Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) (1951—1998)

Andromeda Tonks (née Black) (b. 1950s)

Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) (b. 1955)

Corvus' bloodline

Lestrange family

Cyrille Lestrange I

Corvus Lestrange I (c. 1729—1768)

Heloise Beaufort

(see Cyrille's bloodline)

Corvus Lestrange II

Minette Rosier

Falco Lestrange

Salomé Volant

Sebastien Perrot

Manon Lestrange

Reynard Gage

Josette Lestrange

Corvus Lestrange III

Eglantine Lestrange

Leonie Lestrange

Bernard Tremblay

Odile Perrot

Huguette Perrot

Laurelle Perrot

Laurena Kama

Corvus Lestrange IV (fl. 1896—1901)

Clarisse Tremblay

Falco Tremblay

Louis Gage

Mathis Gage

Leta Lestrange (c. 1897—1927)

Corvus Lestrange V (c. 1901—1901)

Cyrille's bloodline

Lestrange family

Corvus Lestrange I

Cyrille Lestrange I

Darenne Moreau

(see Corvus' bloodline)

Cyrille Lestrange II

Balbine Leroy

Fulcran Lestrange I

Pucine Leroy

Cyrille Lestrange III

Luminosa Trouche

Fulcran Lestrange II

Sotère Petit

Cyrille Lestrange IV

Floxel Lestrange

Jodelle Volant

Balbine Lestrange

Pucine Lestrange

Quintilla Lestrange

Fulcran Lestrange III

Nozéa Lestrange

Etymology

The name 'Lestrange' echoes the French phrase l'étrange, literally "the strange one", referring to Bellatrix's mental disturbance. In Old French, estrange means "foreigner". The surname may allude to English journalist Roger L'Estrange, who was known for opposing religious toleration and for being involved in plots against the government of William and Mary, similar to the Lestranges' intolerance about blood purity and involvement in the Death Eaters organisation. In addition, a few Lestranges have the forename Corvus, which is Latin for 'crow'. A raven, which is related to the crow, appears on the Lestrange family emblem.

Behind the scenes

• Although it is pronounced le-STRANGE in the films, the Scholastic Official Website states that it is pronounced la-STRAWNGE.
• In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Albus Dumbledore referred to Corvus Lestrange V as the last male member of the Lestrange family, though it is likely that he meant the French branch due to the later appearance of Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play) (Mentioned only)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Appears in photographs)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) (Appears in photographs)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World
• LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• LEGO Dimensions
• LEGO Harry Potter
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Appears on Harry Potter and the Escape From Gringotts)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• The Art of Harry Potter: Mini Book of Graphic Design