Claire Family

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## Family Heritage

### Species

* Witch
* Original Heretic
* Heretic
* Ancestral Spirit

### Notable Family Members

* Erika's Mother † (Witch)
* Erika Claire † (Witch)
* Athena Claire (Original Heretic, Formerly Siphoner)
* Antheia Claire (Witch)
* Antheia's Child † (Witch)
* Mary-Alice Claire † (Witch)
* Ms. Claire † (Witch)
* Davina Claire (Witch)
* Artemis Mikaelson (Heretic)
* Persephone Claire (Heretic)
* Chris Reyes (Witch, Erika's husband)
* Finn Mikaelson (Original Vampire, Athena's husband)
* Henrik Mikaelson (Witch, Davina's husband)

## Relationships

### Related Families

* Reyes Family
* Parker Family
* Mikaelson Family

## Affiliation

### Property

* Kol's Playhouse
* Davina's Room
* Davina's Family Cabin

### Loyalty

* Mikaelson Family
* New Orleans Witch Community (formerly)
* The Ancestors (formerly)

**The Claire Family** is one of the main families in *The Originals* and a prominent witch family based in New Orleans. The family has a strong connection to the French Quarter Coven and Infinity Coven. For over a thousand years this family has been connected to the Original Family, the Mikaelsons.

Currently Athena, Antheia, Davina, Artemis, and Persephone are the last members of this family.

## Family Members

* **Erika's Mother:** Erika's mother has a talisman that was handed down through her family and is currently in the possession of her granddaughter, Athena Claire Mikaelson. She is also one of the earliest known ancestors of the Claire Family.
* **Erika Claire:** Erika is one of earliest known ancestors of Claire Family and the mother of Athena Claire Mikaelson, who is the original vampire-witch hybrid. She is also the grandmother of Artemis Mikaelson.
* **Athena Mikaelson:** Athena is the original vampire-witch hybrid who married into the Mikaelson Family in 999 AD. She was a very powerful siphoner in this time, being able to siphon from her powerful talisman that her grandmother handed down.
* **Antheia Claire:** Antheia is an immortal witch and the second daughter to Chris and Erika and the younger sister to Athena Claire.
* **Mary-Alice Claire:** Mary-Alice was a witch who aligned with Kol Mikaelson in the early 1900's to aid him in defeating his brother, Niklaus. Mary, alongside Astrid Malchance, helped Kol create dark objects through a type of magic known as Kemiya. The ultimate goal of the two was to fashion a dagger made of gold with the ability to subdue Klaus like the silver daggers can the rest of the Mikaelsons. For her part in Kol's plan, she was spelled with the bounds of the Dowager Fauline Cottage by Klaus' allied witch. She never escaped the cottage.
* **Mrs. Claire:** Ms. Claire was a witch and a member of the French Quarter Coven and mother of Davina Claire. She died in the Harvest while trying to sacrifice her daughter.
* **Davina Claire:** Davina was the former Regent of New Orleans and the Harvest Witch of fire. She was the last known living member who was killed by Henrik Mikaelson while under a hex from the Ancestors. In 2019, she was brought back to life by The Hollow and after she gained her freedom back, she leaves the city with Henrik to travel the world.
* **Artemis Mikaelson:**
* **Persephone Claire:**

Athena MikaelsonAntheia ClaireMary-Alice ClaireMs. ClaireDavina ClaireArtemis MikaelsonPersephone Claire
## Relatives

* **Chris Reyes:** Chris is Erika's husband and the father of Athena and Antheia Claire. This also makes him the grandfather of Artemis Mikaelson.
* **Finn Mikaelson:** Finn is Athena's husband and has been for over a thousand years. He is also the father of their daughter, Artemis Mikaelson.
* **Marcel Gerard:** Marcel is basically Davina's adoptive father, having rescued and taken her in after saving her from the Harvest, where her mother was trying to sacrifice her.
* **Henrik Mikaelson:** Henrik is Davina's husband.
* **Rebekah Mikaelson:** Due to Marcel basically being Davina's adoptive father, that would maker Rebekah be Davina's adoptive step-mother upon marrying Marcel.
* **Mason Mikaelson:** Mason is the hybrid son of Marcel and Rebekah and due to the fact that Marcel basically adopted Davina, that would make Mason her adoptive younger brother.

Chris ReyesFinn MikaelsonMarcel GerardRebekah MikaelsonHenrik Mikaelson
## Name

* **Claire** is a French name and it means "*illustrious*".

## Trivia

* Erika Claire and her mother are the earliest and eldest known ancestors of the Claire line.
* The Claires lived in Mystic Falls before moving to New Orleans
* The Claires are presumed to be one of the original witches of New Orleans, as they have been around for a very long time.
* All Claires have deep ties in the magical community, and most are Ancestors now.
* Davina Claire is presumably the first Claire chosen to be a Harvest Girl.
* All known Claires have died because of vampires or vampire interference.
	+ Mrs. Claire was killed by one of Marcel's nightwalkers.
	+ Mary-Alice was locked away in Dowager Fauline Cottage by Niklaus Mikaelson and died there.
	+ Davina Claire was killed by Henrik Mikaelson, who was under the influence of the Ancestors however she was later resurrected five years after the first failed attempt five years before.
* The Claires are the only ones that can open Kol Mikaelson's play house, as it was sealed with Claire blood to punish him.
* They have a family cottage in the mountains.