Rodolphus Lestrange (I)

Rodolphus Lestrange
Biographical information
Born	Before 1818
Blood status	Pure-blood
Nationality	British
Title(s)	Minister for Magic
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Relationship information
Family members	Lestrange (descendant) Rodolphus Lestrange (descendant) Rabastan Lestrange (descendant) F. Lestrange (possible relative) R. Lestrange (possible relative) Lestrange family
Affiliation
Occupation	Minister for Magic (1835–1841)
Loyalty	Lestrange family British Ministry of Magic

Minister Rodolphus Lestrange was a British wizard who served as the fifteenth Minister for Magic of the British Ministry of Magic, in office from 1835 to 1841, being elected at least once.

Biography

He unsuccessfully attempted to close down the Department of Mysteries, and eventually resigned due to ill health, which was rumoured to be an inability to cope with the stress of the office.

Etymology

Rodolphus is the Latin form of the name 'Rudolf', which is derived from the Germanic name Hrodwulf, meaning "famous wolf". Removing the l, Rodophus is Greek for 'Rosy-cheeked'.

Appearances

• Pottermore (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

Minister for Magic of Great Britain
Ministers for Magic
Ulick Gamp (1707–1718) Damocles Rowle (1718–1726) Perseus Parkinson (1726–1733) Eldritch Diggory (1733–1747) Albert Boot (1747–1752) Basil Flack (1752–1752) Hesphaestus Gore (1752–1770) Maximilian Crowdy (1770–1781) Porteus Knatchbull (1781–1789) Unctuous Osbert (1789–1798) Artemisia Lufkin (1798–1811) Grogan Stump (1811–1819) Josephina Flint (1819–1827) Ottaline Gambol (1827–1835) Rodolphus Lestrange (1835–1841) Hortensia Milliphutt (1841–1849) Evangeline Orpington (1849–1855) Priscilla Dupont (1855–1858) Dugald McPhail (1858–1865) Faris Spavin (1865–1903) Venusia Crickerly (1903–1912) Archer Evermonde (1912–1923) Lorcan McLaird (1923–1925) Hector Fawley (1925–1939) Leonard Spencer-Moon (1939–1948) Wilhelmina Tuft (1948–1959) Ignatius Tuft (1959–1962) Nobby Leach (1962–1968) Eugenia Jenkins (1968–1975) Harold Minchum (1975–1980) Millicent Bagnold (1980–1990) Cornelius Fudge (1990–1996) Rufus Scrimgeour (1996–1997) Pius Thicknesse (1997–1998) Kingsley Shacklebolt (1998–c. 2019) Hermione Granger (c. 2019–?)