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"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[src]

Lestrange was the surname of an ancient pure-blood wizarding family,[1] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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",[2] 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.[7]

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. 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.[8] She would later cross paths with Newt again.[9]

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.[1]

B4C30M1 Wizengamot trial Pensieve memory

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.[10] Bellatrix, in particular, described herself as "the Dark Lord's most loyal servant".[11] 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.[12]

Family members[]

Lestrange family tree

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[src]

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.[13] 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. 18351841)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
F. Lestrange
 
 
R. Lestrange
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lestrange
(b. 1926)
 
 
 
 
 
Cygnus Black III
(19381992)
 
Druella Black
(née Rosier)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rabastan Lestrange
 
Rodolphus Lestrange
 
Bellatrix Lestrange
(née Black)

(19511998)
 
Andromeda Tonks
(née Black)

(b. 1950s)
 
Narcissa Malfoy
(née Black)

(b. 1955)
 
 

Corvus' bloodline[]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lestrange family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cyrille Lestrange I
 
Corvus Lestrange I
(c. 17291768)
 
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. 18961901)
 
Clarisse Tremblay
 
Falco Tremblay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis Gage
 
Mathis Gage
 
Leta Lestrange
(c. 18971927)
 
Corvus Lestrange V
(c. 19011901)
 
 

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"[14]. 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.[15]
  • 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[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Pure-Blood" at Wizarding World
  2. 2.0 2.1 "The Lestrange Family Tree" from MinaLima Design (prop featured in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald)
  3. Rodolphus and Rabastan were the only known surviving members by blood of the family in 1998. Rodolphus never had any children from his wife Bellatrix, and is either dead or imprisoned in Azkaban, and Rabastan does not seem to have been married or ever had children as well. However, a second branch of the family through Corvus and Cyrille Lestrange is now known, meaning it's likely the family name continued to be carried by his descendants instead.
  4. Black family tree
  5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
  6. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay, Scene 91
  7. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Wizarding World
  8. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
  9. Bustle - "Who is Leda Lestrange? 'Fantastic Beasts' Is Only The Start For The New Character, Says Director David Yates" According to director David Yates, we will learn more about Leta Lestrange, and Newt's relationship with her, in future movies in the franchise. 18 November 2016.
  10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30 (The Pensieve)
  11. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
  12. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
  13. The Archive of Magic: The Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
  14. Behind the Name: French Surnames
  15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Pronunciation Guide
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