Matthew Mikaelson-Malraux

Olympia Mikaelson (maternal cousin)
Saga Mikaelssen (adoptive maternal cousin)
Niklaus Mikaelson (maternal half-uncle)
Hope Mikaelson (half-cousin)
Grace O'Connell-Mikaelson (half-cousin)
Kol Mikaelson (maternal uncle)
Rebekah Mikaelson (maternal aunt)
Vivienne Claire-Mikaelson (maternal cousin)
Nikolaus Mikaelson (maternal cousin)
Henrik Mikaelson (maternal uncle)
Sage Mikaelson (aunt via marriage)
Dianna Mikaelssen (aunt by marriage)
Camille O'Connell-Mikaelson (aunt by marriage)
Davina Claire-Mikaelson (aunt by marriage)
Marcellus Mikaelson (uncle by marriage)
Athina Mikaelson-Labonair (aunt by marriage)

**Matthew Cole Mikaelson-Malraux** is a witch. He is the resurrected son of Freya Mikaelsdottir and her former lover, Mathias. He is also the adoptive son of Keelin Malraux, who is also his step mother, and the maternal older half-brother of Eden Griffith-Malraux.

He is the nephew of Finn Mikaelson, Sage Mikaelson, Elijah Mikaelson, Dianna Mikaelssen, Kol Mikaelson, Davina Claire-Mikaelson, Rebekah Mikaelson, Marcellus Mikaelson, Henrik Mikaelson, and Athina Mikaelson-Labonair. He is also the half-nephew of Niklaus Mikaelson and Camille O'Connell-Mikaelson.

He is the cousin of Olympia Mikaelson, Vivienne Claire-Mikaelson, and Nikolaus Mikaelson. He is also the half-cousin of Hope Mikaelson and Grace O'Connell-Mikaelson and the adoptive cousin of Saga Mikaelssen.

**Matthew** is a member of the **Mikaelson Family**, the **Hagen Family**, and the **Mikaelson Coven**. Through Keelin and Eden, he is an adopted member of the **Malraux Wolf Pack**.

## History

### Conception and Fetal Death; 1400s

Matthew was originally concieved during the 1400s by Freya Mikaelsdottir and her lover, Mathias during the year she was awake and not under the sleeping spell Dahlia cast and herself and Freya.

When Freya had become pregnant, she tried to escape with Mathias to a place where their son could be born free from Dahlia's imprisonment. But they were caught by Dahlia, who then cursed Mathias and killed him; which Freya was taken aback and devastated by.

Freya, fearing that there was no other way she could allow her son to be born free from Dahlia's imprisonment, attempted to free other her son and herself by drinking a bottle of Dahlia's strongest poison.

However, Dahlia's spell also prevented Freya from being able to die, thus bringing her back to life; but the same could not be said for her unborn son, who would later become Matthew.

## Name

* **Matthew** is of Hebrew origin and means "a gift from God".
	+ Freya states that Matthew is named this for two reasons. For his biological father Mathias and because his resurrection and return to life after being dead for 600 years was "a gift from God".

* **Cole** is of English origin and means "having dark features" or "having coal-black hair".
	+ Freya states that his middle name is Cole in honor of his uncle and her brother, Kol Mikaelson; whose resurrection also allowed for Matthew's resurrection.

* **Mikaelson** is of Scandinavian origin and means "son of Mikael".
	+ If he were to have truly followed Norse traditions, his surname should technically be **Mathiasson** (son of Mathias) instead of **Mikaelson** (son of Mikael).

* **Malraux** is seemingly of French origin but the meaning is currently unknown.
	+ After being officially adopted by Keelin, Malraux was hyphenated to Mikaelson.