Lucius Malfoy I

Lucius Malfoy I
Biographical information
Born	Before 1558
Died	After 1558
Blood status	Pure-blood or half-blood
Nationality	English
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Relationship information
Family members	Armand Malfoy (ancestor) † Nicholas Malfoy (ancestor) † Brutus Malfoy (descendant) † Septimus Malfoy (descendant) † Abraxas Malfoy (descendant) † Lucius Malfoy (descendant) Draco Malfoy (descendant) Scorpius Malfoy (descendant) Malfoy family
Romances	Elizabeth I (unrequited) †
Affiliation
Loyalty	Malfoy family England Elizabeth I

"Though hotly denied by subsequent generations, there is ample evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I, and some wizarding historians allege that the Queen's subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy."

— Lucius Malfoy I in Malfoy family history

Lucius Malfoy I (fl. 16th century) was a English wizard and a member of the Malfoy family during the 16th century, in a time period where the Malfoy family regularly came into contact with Muggles.

Biography

At some point during his life, he aspired for the hand of Elizabeth I, but he was unsuccessful in his attempt to woo her. Though never proven, many wizarding historians believe this upset Lucius enough to make him jinx the queen, resulting in her well-known reluctance towards marriage. This was hotly denied by subsequent generations of the Malfoy family, owing to the fact that there had never been solid evidence for either side.

His name would eventually be reused for his descendant about four centuries later.

Etymology

• The name Lucius may come from the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who extra judiciously executed his rivals. His name could also be a reference to the Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also known as Nero. Lucius is a name that derives from Latin meaning "bright" or "intelligent" and is related to the name Lucifer, the first name of Satan, which may reference Lucius Malfoy being bright but evil, or just evil.
• Malfoy is derived from the French mal foi or mal foy, meaning bad faith or unfaithful.
• A Latin male first name. A character in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Lucius is the servant of Brutus, the leader of the conspirators who plot against and assassinate Caesar. This is ironic, as Brutus is the name of one of Malfoy's descendants.

Behind the scenes

• In 1992, Harry Potter, speaking about Draco Malfoy, said, "Look at his family... The whole lot of them have been in Slytherin, he's always boasting about it." This indicates that if Lucius attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he most likely would have been in Slytherin.
• In 1997, a portrait of a wizard in Elizabethan garb was hung in the drawing room at Malfoy Manor, which may be Lucius.

Appearances

• Pottermore (First mentioned)
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)