Lysander Greengrass VI

## Lysander Demetrius Greengrass VI

**Lysander Demetrius Greengrass VI** (6 May 1654 - 15 Oct 1743) was an English pure-blood wizard and a member of the House of Greengrass, an old wizarding family. He lived in the 17th and 18th centuries as the son of Demetrius Greengrass and Georgina Greengrass (née Edgecombe). He was the husband of Evandra Greengrass (née Ollivander), pure-blood witch a year younger than him on 26 June 1673 and was the father of ten children, including Bryonia Abbott (née Greengrass), Corinda Prewett (née Greengrass), Achilles Greengrass I and Antheia Malfoy (née Greengrass). Among his descendants are the Malfoy, Greengrass, Abbott, Prewett, Longbottom, Slughorn, Fawley and Brown families.

## Biography

#### Early Life

Lysander Greengrass VI was born on 6 May 1654 at the Greengrass Estate, the second son of Demetrius Greengrass and his wife, Georgina Greengrass (née Edgecombe). As with many witches and wizards during this time period, his family had interacted with muggles, especially those who were of nobility. He was actually his father's eldest surving son, as his older brother, Androcles had died as a child and he had only three sisters, Cassandra, who was older than him by two and a half years; Eugenia and Megaera were younger than him by two and a half and seven years respectively. He was the sixth of his name.

He attended Hogwarts from 1 September 1665 to June of 1672 and was sorted into Slytherin House.

#### Marriage and issue

Lysander married Evandra Greengrass (née Ollivander), a pure-blood witch who was a year below him, a year after he graduated from Hogwarts on 26 June 1673. They had ten children together in the span of 13 years, and of which only six survived to adulthood.

* Cyrillus Demetrius Greengrass (4 Mar 1675 - 19 Aug 1687), died young
* Bryonia Evandra Abbott (née Greengrass) (17 Apr 1676 - 29 Nov 1701) first wife of Gideon Abbott (1673 - 1758). Had issue.
* Corinda Eugenia Prewett (née Greengrass) (23 Jan 1678 - 3 Dec 1744) m. Laurence Prewett (1675 - 1761). Had issue.
* Achilles Lysander Greengrass I (1 June 1680 - 15 Oct 1768) m. Unkown. Had issue.
* Antheia Herminia Malfoy (née Greengrass) (1 June 1680 - 28 Dec 1766) m. Romilius Malfoy (1677 - 1760). Had issue.
* Phaedra Lucinia Brown (née Greengrass) (8 April 1682 - 12 Nov 1747) m. Headley Brown (1680-1784). Had issue.
* Isander Hector Greengrass (2 Sep 1683 - 22 Dec 1684), died young
* Maximos Roman Greengrass (16 May 1684 - 17 May 1684), died young
* Hyperion Neander Greengrass ( 26 July 1686 - 15 Sep 1754)
* Jocasta Medora Greengrass (24 Aug 1687 - 5 Nov 1695), died young

#### Death

Lysander died of old age on 15 Oct 1743, at the age of 89 at the Greengrass Estate. He was survived by his wife of 70 years of marriage, six children, eighteen grandchildren, and a few great-grandchildren.

## Etymology

Lysander is a name of Greek origin, meaning "liberator". It is a name comprising of the elements "lysis" (freedom) and "andros" (man). Lysander was a Spartan naval and military commander in 400 B.C.E. Lysander is also the name of a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream

The surname Greengrass is of English topographical origins and would have denoted one who lived at a hamlet so named. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century words 'grene,' meaning 'green' and 'groes,' meaning grass.