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Cygnus Black III

Biographical information

Born

1938^[1]

Died

1992^[1] (aged 53–54)

Blood status

Pure-blood^[1]

Marital status

Married or widowed

Nationality

British or Irish^[2]

Physical information

Species

Human^[1]

Gender

Male^[1]

Skin colour

Light

Relationship information

Family members

Pollux Black (father)^[1] †
Irma Black (née Crabbe) (mother)^[1]
Walburga Black (older sister/paternal second cousin-in-law)^[1] †
Alphard Black (older brother)^[1] †
Druella Black (née Rosier) (wife)^[1]
Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) (daughter)^[1] †
Andromeda Tonks (née Black) (daughter)^[1]
Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) (daughter)^[1]
Orion Black (brother-in-law/paternal second cousin)^[1] †
Sirius Black (nephew/paternal second cousin once removed)^[1] †
Regulus Black (nephew/paternal second cousin once removed)^[1] †
Cassiopeia Black (paternal aunt)^[1] †
Marius Black (paternal uncle)^[1] †
Dorea Potter (née Black) (paternal aunt)^[1] †
Charlus Potter (paternal uncle by marriage)^[1] †
Paternal first cousin^[1] †
Cygnus Black II (paternal grandfather)^[1] †
Violetta Black (née Bulstrode) (paternal grandmother)^[1] †
Rodolphus Lestrange (son-in-law)^[1]
Edward Tonks (son-in-law)^[1] †
Lucius Malfoy (son-in-law)^[1]
Nymphadora Lupin (née Tonks) (granddaughter)^[1] †
Draco Malfoy (grandson)^[1]
Delphini (granddaughter)
House of Black
Crabbe family (maternal family)
Rosier family (in-laws)

Romances

Druella Black (wife)

Affiliation

House

Slytherin^[3]

Loyalty

Cygnus Black III (1938–1992) was a pure-blood wizard and a member of the noble House of Black. He was the youngest son of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe and the youngest brother of Walburga and Alphard, who was later blasted off the family tapestry. He married Druella Rosier, and the couple had three daughters: Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa.^[4]

Biography

He was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Slytherin house.

Narcissa, Andromeda, and Bellatrix — Cygnus's three daughters from left to right, Narcissa, Bellatrix, and Andromeda

Andromeda was disowned for marrying a Muggle-born wizard, Ted Tonks. All the family but Sirius (and also possibly her uncle Alphard) subsequently shunned her.^[5] Through his eldest daughter, he was the grandfather of Delphini, who was fathered by Voldemort as a result of their affair at Malfoy Manor. Through his disowned daughter and his youngest daughter, Cygnus was the grandfather of Nymphadora Tonks and Draco Malfoy respectively, and was also the great-grandfather of Teddy Lupin and Scorpius Malfoy, respectively.

He died in 1992, when his grandson was attending his first or second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry while his granddaughter was training to become an Auror. Cygnus was the second last remaining Black of the male line before his nephew.

Etymology

Like many other members of the House of Black, Cygnus is named after a constellation. Cygnus is a northern constellation known as the Swan or the Northern Cross. It was named for several swans which appear in Greek mythology, including the one Zeus transformed into to seduce Leda, the form Orpheus took after his death, and a son of the god Apollo who was turned into a swan after his murder. The name is derived from the Greek κύκνος, kyknos, meaning "swan".

Behind the scenes

Cygnus was named after his paternal grandfather. There was also Cygnus I, an early member of the House of Black, who was most likely Phineas Nigellus Black's father and thus Cygnus's great-great-grandfather.
If Cygnus was truly born in 1938, than he would've been considerably young when his eldest daughter Bellatrix was born in 1951; this means that, like his father, Cygnus had a child at 13. It's possible that both are errors, as J. K. Rowling stated that math isn't her strong suit, and the Black Family Tapestry has other similar errors.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (First appearance) (Appears on Black family tapestry)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Seen on Black family tree tapestry)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 ^1.27 ^1.28 ^1.29 Black family tree
↑ "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."
↑ In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn), Horace Slughorn states: "The whole Black family had been in my house, but Sirius ended up in Gryffindor!" This implies that all Blacks except Sirius were sorted into Slytherin while Slughorn was teaching at Hogwarts. As revealed in Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, Chapter 3 (Horace Slughorn), Slughorn had "completed half a century of service" at the time of his retirement in 1981, meaning he started teaching there circa 1931. Cygnus, born in 1938, presumably attended Hogwarts from 1949 to 1956, and thus would have been a student of Slughorn. Sirius Black also states "My whole family have been in Slytherin" and in Chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, confirming that at least those Blacks closely related to Sirius were in Slytherin.
↑ Black family tree
↑ Bellatrix says in Deathly Hallows: "We – Narcissa and I – have never set eyes on our sister since she married the Mudblood." This suggests that the family as a whole refused to see Andromeda after her marriage and disownment.

[BFT-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 ^1.27 ^1.28 ^1.29 Black family tree

[2] "World Exclusive Interview with J K Rowling," South West News Service, 8 July 2000 - "Hogwarts just serves Britain and Ireland."

[slytherin-3] In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 4 (Horace Slughorn), Horace Slughorn states: "The whole Black family had been in my house, but Sirius ended up in Gryffindor!" This implies that all Blacks except Sirius were sorted into Slytherin while Slughorn was teaching at Hogwarts. As revealed in Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, Chapter 3 (Horace Slughorn), Slughorn had "completed half a century of service" at the time of his retirement in 1981, meaning he started teaching there circa 1931. Cygnus, born in 1938, presumably attended Hogwarts from 1949 to 1956, and thus would have been a student of Slughorn. Sirius Black also states "My whole family have been in Slytherin" and in Chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, confirming that at least those Blacks closely related to Sirius were in Slytherin.

[4] Black family tree

[5] Bellatrix says in Deathly Hallows: "We – Narcissa and I – have never set eyes on our sister since she married the Mudblood." This suggests that the family as a whole refused to see Andromeda after her marriage and disownment.

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-'''Cygnus Black''' ([[1930s|193]]0-[[1992]]) was a [[pure-blood]] wizard and member of the noble [[Black family]]. He was a student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and was [[Sorting Ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Slytherin]].
+'''Cygnus Black III''' ([[1938]]–[[1992]]) was a [[pure-blood]] [[Wizardkind|wizard]] and a member of the noble [[House of Black]]. He was the youngest son of [[Pollux Black]] and [[Irma Crabbe]] and the youngest brother of [[Walburga Black|Walburga]] and [[Alphard Black|Alphard]], who was later blasted off the family tapestry. He married [[Druella Black|Druella Rosier]], and the couple had three daughters: [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda]], and [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]].<ref>''[[House of Black|Black family tree]]''</ref>
 ==Biography==
+He was a student at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and was [[Sorting Ceremony|sorted]] into [[Slytherin]] house.
-[[File:Bellatrix Black Family Tree 2.jpg|130px|thumb|left|Cygnus' dauther [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] on the family tree]]
-Cygnus was born in 1930, the youngest son of [[Pollux Black]] and [[Irma Crabbe]] and brother of [[Walburga Black|Walburga]] and [[Alphard Black|Alphard]], who was later blasted off the family tapestry.
+[[File:Narcissa, Andromeda, and Bellatrix.jpeg|200px|thumb|left|Cygnus's three daughters from left to right, [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]], [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], and [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda]]]]
-He married [[Druella Rosier]], and the couple had three daughters: [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], the eldest, in 1951, [[Andromeda Tonks|Andromeda]], the middle child, in 1953, and [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]], the youngest child, in 1955.<ref>''[[House of Black|Black Family tree]]''</ref> Andromeda was disowned for marrying a [[Muggle-born]] wizard, [[Ted Tonks]]. All the family but Sirius subsequently shunned her.<ref>Bellatrix says in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]]'': "We – Narcissa and I – have never set eyes on our sister since she married the [[Mudblood]]." This suggests that the family as a whole refused to see Andromeda after her marriage and disownment.</ref> Through his disowned daughter and his youngest daughter, Cygnus is the grandfather of [[Nymphadora Tonks]] and [[Draco Malfoy]], respectively, and is also the great-grandfather of [[Ted Lupin|Teddy Lupin]] and [[Scorpius Malfoy]], respectively.
+Andromeda was disowned for marrying a [[Muggle-born]] wizard, [[Edward Tonks|Ted Tonks]]. All the family but Sirius (and also possibly her uncle [[Alphard Black|Alphard]]) subsequently shunned her.<ref>Bellatrix says in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]]'': "We – Narcissa and I – have never set eyes on our sister since she married the [[Mudblood]]." This suggests that the family as a whole refused to see Andromeda after her marriage and disownment.</ref> Through his eldest daughter, he was the grandfather of [[Delphini]], who was fathered by Voldemort as a result of their affair at [[Malfoy Manor]]. Through his disowned daughter and his youngest daughter, Cygnus was the grandfather of [[Nymphadora Tonks]] and [[Draco Malfoy]] respectively, and was also the great-grandfather of [[Edward Lupin|Teddy Lupin]] and [[Scorpius Malfoy]], respectively.
+He died in 1992, when [[Draco Malfoy|his grandson]] was attending his first or second year at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] while his [[Nymphadora Tonks|granddaughter]] was training to become an Auror. Cygnus was the second last remaining Black of the male line before [[Sirius Black|his nephew]].
-He died in 1992.
 ==Etymology==
+Like many other members of the [[House of Black]], Cygnus is named after a {{W|Cygnus (constellation)|constellation}}. Cygnus is a northern constellation known as the Swan or the Northern Cross. It was named for several swans which appear in Greek mythology, including the one Zeus transformed into to seduce Leda, the form Orpheus took after his death, and a {{W|Cycnus|son}} of the god Apollo who was turned into a swan after his murder. The name is derived from the Greek κύκνος, ''kyknos'', meaning "swan".
-Like many other members of the [[House of Black]], Cygnus is named after a [[Wikipedia:Cygnus (constellation)|constellation]]. Cygnus is a northern constellation known as the Swan or the Northern Cross. It was named for several swans which appear in Greek mythology, including the one Zeus transformed into to seduce Leda, the form Orpheus took after his death, and a [[Wikipedia:Cycnus|son]] of the god Apollo who was turned into a swan after his murder. The name is derived from the Greek κύκνος, ''kyknos'', meaning "swan".
 ==Behind the scenes==
+*Cygnus was named after his [[Cygnus Black II|paternal grandfather]]. There was also [[Cygnus Black I|Cygnus I]], an early member of the [[House of Black]], who was most likely [[Phineas Nigellus Black]]'s father and thus Cygnus's great-great-grandfather.
-*Cygnus and his wife were likely in [[Slytherin]] house like the rest of the family.
+*If Cygnus was truly born in 1938, than he would've been considerably young when his eldest daughter Bellatrix was born in 1951; this means that, like his father, Cygnus had a child at 13. It's possible that both are errors, as [[J. K. Rowling]] stated that math isn't her strong suit, and the [[House of Black#Black family tree|Black Family Tapestry]] has other similar errors.
-*Since Cygnus and his cousin, [[Orion Black]] were born on the same [[1929|year]], it is most likely that they were classmates at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
-*Cygnus was named after his [[Cygnus Black II|paternal grandfather]]. There was also [[Cygnus Black I|Cygnus I]], an early member of the [[House of Black]].
-*If [[James Potter I|James Potter]] was the son of [[Dorea Black|Dorea]] and [[Charlus Potter]], Cygnus would be the first cousin of [[James Potter I|James]].
 ==Appearances==
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]'' {{Comment|Appears on Black family tapestry}}
+*{{OOTP|F}} {{1st}} {{C|Appears on Black family tapestry}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Seen on [[House of Black|Black family]] tree tapestry}}
+*{{OOTP|G}} {{C|Seen on [[House of Black|Black family]] tree tapestry}}
-*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]'' {{Comment|Seen on [[House of Black|Black family]] tree tapestry}}
+*{{DH|G1}} {{C|Seen on [[House of Black|Black family]] tree tapestry}}
 ==Notes and references==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Cygnus III}}
+[[de:Cygnus Black (Onkel von Sirius)]]
 [[es:Cygnus Black III]]
 [[fi:Cygnus Musta III]]
 [[fr:Cygnus Black III]]
 [[nl:Cygnus Zwarts III]]
+[[pl:Cygnus Black III]]
+[[ru:Сигнус Блэк III]]
+[[Category:1938 births]]
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Cygnus III}}
 [[Category:1992 deaths]]
-[[Category:British individuals]]
+[[Category:British or Irish individuals]]
+[[Category:Bulstrode family descendants]]
+[[Category:Crabbe family descendants]]
+[[Category:Flint family descendants]]
+[[Category:House of Black|Cygnus (III)]]
 [[Category:Males]]
 [[Category:Married individuals]]
-[[Category:Members of the House of Black|Cygnus]]
+[[Category:Parents]]
 [[Category:Pure-bloods]]
 [[Category:Slytherins]]
-[[Category:Unknown deaths]]
+[[Category:Sorted in the 20th century]]
 [[Category:Wizards]]
-[[Category:1930s births]]
-[[Category:Hogwarts students]]