Petrova Family

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## Petrova Family

### Species

* Immortal (Formerly)
* The Anchor (Formerly)
* Progenitor Of Petrova Doppelgängers
* Doppelgänger
* Witch  (Formerly)
* Siphoner  (Formerly)
* Werewolf  (Formerly)
* Evolved Werewolf
* Hybrid
* Tribrid
* Passenger
* Human
* Vampire
* Augustine Vampire  (Formerly)
* Ghost  (Formerly)
* Spirit of Hell  (Formerly)
* Spirit

### Notable Family Members

* Amara † (Progenitor of Petrova Doppelgängers, Human, Formerly Immortal & Anchor)
* Amara's Family and Relatives † (Human)
* Tatia † (Human, Doppelgänger)
* Tatia's Unnamed Child † (Human)
* Mr. Petrov † (Witch)
* Mrs. Petrova † (Human)
* Katerina Petrova Formerly (Vampire, Doppelgänger, Formerly Witch, Vampire-Witch, Hybrid)
* Katherine's Sister † (Witch)
* Nadia Petrova † (Vampire)
* Nadia's Unnamed Child † (Human)
* Maria Flemming (Witch)
* Lilith Labonair † (Werewolf)
* Isobel Flemming † (Vampire, Formerly Witch, Untriggered Werewolf)
* Arielle Labonair (Hybrid)
* Hayley Marshall (Hybrid)
* Elena Gilbert Formerly (Human, Doppelgänger, Tribrid)
* Alexandria Gilbert (Tribrid, Doppelgänger)
* Hope Mikaelson (Tribrid)
* Jax Salvatore (Tribrid)
* Nina Salvatore (Tribrid)
* Lily Salvatore (Tribrid)
* Grayson Salvatore (Evolved Werewolf-Witch; untriggered)
* Sarah Salvatore (Evolved Werewolf; untriggered, Witch)
* Victoria Mikaelson (Vampire, Witch)
* Miranda Mikaelson (Tribrid)
* Jenna Mikaelson (Tribrid)
* Stefanie Salvatore (Evolved Werewolf; untriggered, Siphoner)
* Nik Mikaelson (Tribrid)

## Relationships

### Related Families

* Gilbert Family
* Labonair Family
* Flemming Family
* Saltzman Family
* Sommers Family
* Salvatore Family
* Mikaelson Family

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Stefan Salvatore
* Damon Salvatore
* Mikaelson Family

**The** **Petrova Family** *(**Bulgarian:** Петров or Петрова, **Ancient Greek:** Πέτροβα, **Modern Greek:** Petros, **Latin:** Petrus, **English:** Pierce; translates as "small rock", "rock", or "stone")* is one of the main families in *The Vampire Diaries* and arguably the second most important family after The Original Family. The family is one of the oldest families introduced, originally coming from Bulgaria before ultimately ending up in Mystic Falls. The Petrova Family has been linked to both the **Salvatore** and **Bennett families** since 1st Century BCE, also known as the Biblical Times.

Like the Salvatore family, the Petrova family is also known for having a bloodline of Doppelgängers, known as the Petrova Doppelgängers, starting from their earliest known ancestor, Amara the world's first Immortal woman.

When Amara became truly immortal, nature had to find a balance, and thus, created mortal versions of herself, known as "doppelgängers, shadow selves or mortal shadow selves", would appear century after century throughout time. Tatia is the first doppelgänger of the Petrova bloodline while Katherine is the second, Elena is the third, and Alexandria is the fourth and final doppelgänger.

## Family Members

* **Amara:** Amara *(**Ancient Greek:** Αμάρα, **Latin:** Amarantha)* was born some time during 1st Century B.C.E. (100 B.C.), which was the Biblical Times. Her origins are from Ancient Greece and she is of Greek descent. She is the oldest known ancestor of the Petrova family bloodline. She was originally a human girl who was presumably born into a very poor family. Personality wise, Amara comes off as gentle, docile, and innocent, similar to that of Katherine before she became evil. Although Amara was seen to be a nice girl, it is apparent that she did have a rather manipulative side to her. Amara knew that Silas was manipulating Qetsiyah and had used her to create the spell for immortality by pretending to be in love with her. Her age is unknown but it could be assumed that she was anywhere between fourteen to eighteen years old. As a human, she was the personal handmaiden to Qetsiyah, a very powerful witch who also came from a noble and wealthy background just like Silas. Amara fell deeply and passionately in love at first sight with a young, gifted and very powerful witch named Silas, who is the world's first immortal man or being and also, the oldest known ancestor and relative of the Salvatore family. Amara's love for Silas was so strong and powerful that she desired to be with him forever, even though her love for him was strongly forbidden. Amara's love for Silas was strongly forbidden because Silas was engaged to be married to Qetsiyah. Therefore, Silas and Amara had a secret relationship unbeknownst to Qetsiyah until she found out about their betrayal. Silas also strongly loved Amara, so much that he desired immortality so that he and Amara could be together for all of eternity. Silas manipulated Qetsiyah into creating the spell of immortality with the intention of sharing the gift of eternal life with Amara, instead of Qetsiyah. However, after betraying Qetsiyah's trust after she created the spell, Qetsiyah became filled with extreme anger, rage and jealousy. As a result of Silas and Amara's betrayal, Qetsiyah wanted revenge. After Silas and Amara drank the immortality elixir, Qetsiyah found the latter by faking her death (Qetsiyah made it appear to Silas that she had brutally murdered her by slitting her throat and cutting her heart out) and forced her to become the physical Anchor to The Other Side (a place where dead supernatural beings go to after they pass on), binding it's existence to her immortal life and desiccating her. After her awakening two thousand years later, the pain of her existence was too much for her to bear and she desired death above all else. Amara's desire and need to die was so strong that it rivaled her love for Silas, which was very powerful and strong in itself. After she is reawakened once Silas finds her, she consumes the cure from Silas' blood and becomes a mortal human once more. Amara reunites with Silas after 2,000 years of being apart from him. She sorrowfully and tragically confesses her undying love for him one last time but says that although she loves Silas, she desires to die and end her suffering just as much. Amara then asks Silas to kill her himself and end her 2,000 years of suffering. Silas is hesitant to do so at first but he then understands. Unexpectedly, Silas is killed by Stefan after he is stabbed with a blade or dagger. Silas passes through Amara as she was still currently the anchor before Qetsiyah had transferred the spell and made Bonnie the anchor instead. Amara, realizing that she has officially nothing to live for now that her beloved is dead and she has endured endless suffering for centuries and centuries, tells a deceased Silas that their eternity together would start with her death. She then takes the same dagger that killed Silas and commits suicide by stabbing herself, ending her endless suffering (this happened to be very similar to how Juliet dies and kills herself after Romeo dies in Romeo and Juliet). She is presumed to have found peace and has passed on to the afterlife where human souls go to once they die. Unfortunately for Amara, she did not get her dying wish which was to be reunited with Silas in true eternal death as Silas ended up stuck on The Other Side with Qetsiyah, who ended up killing herself to be with Silas. It is currently unknown whether or not Amara reunited with Silas and finally found happiness in death with her true love after the Other Side deteriorated since Silas was last seen being sucked into oblivion.
* **Tatia (1st Petrova Doppelgänger):** Tatia was born during the 10th century AD and lived in what would be the United States during the 10th century and was a contemporary of the Mikaelson Family. In *Bringing Out The Dead*, Klaus and Elijah reveals Tatia's name while dining with Damon Salvatore, Stefan Salvatore, and Alexandria Gilbert. Tatia's doppelgänger is Katherine Pierce. Tatia was a distant descendant of Amara and was the first doppelgänger of Amara.
* **Tatia's Husband (Name Unknown):** He was born during the 10th century AD and was married to Tatia. He had a child with her and he died in the battlefield.
* **Tatia's Child (Name Unknown):** He/She was born around the turn of the 10th century. According to Elijah, Tatia had the child with another man, who was her husband, and had died in battle. Eventually, his/her descendants migrated to Europe. He/She is a distant descendant of Amara.
* **Katerina's Father (Mr. Petrova):** He was a Bulgarian man who lived during the 15th century. He watched his daughter, Katerina, give birth to a daughter in the year 1490. He took the baby away from Katerina moments after she was born, ashamed of his daughter for bearing a child out of wedlock. He disowned Katerina and banished her to England. He was murdered by Klaus. He was also a Traveler and therefore, was a witch with magic. It is through him that Katerina is a witch and possesses the gift of magic. He is a distant descendant of Amara if the bloodline from Tatia comes through him.
* **Katerina's Mother (Mrs. Petrova):** She was a Bulgarian woman who lived during the 15th century. She helped her daughter, Katerina, give birth to a daughter in the year 1490. Although Katerina's mother was more sympathetic towards her daughter, Katerina's father immediately took the child away, ashamed of his daughter for having a child out of wedlock. Her husband disowned Katerina and banished her to England. When Katerina returned to Bulgaria in the year 1492, she discovered that her mother, along with the rest of her family, had been murdered by Klaus. She is a distant descendant of Amara Tatia comes through her. If not then she is a distant descendant via marriage.
* **Katerina's Sister:** She was a Bulgarian girl who lived during the 15th century. She helped her sister, Katerina, give birth to her daughter in 1490. When Katerina returned to Bulgaria in 1492, she discovered that her sister, along with the rest of her family, had been murdered by Klaus. She is a distant descendant of Amara.
* **Katerina Petrova (a.k.a. Katherine Pierce, 2nd Petrova Doppelgänger):** Katerina Petrova, or Katherine Pierce *(**Bulgarian and Russian:** Катерина Петрова)* was born June 5, 1473 in Bulgaria. In 1490, Katerina gave birth to a daughter, continuing the Petrova bloodline, but she was disowned for having a baby out of wedlock and the child was given away. She was then banished to England, where in 1492 she met the Lord Niklaus and his elder brother, the Lord Elijah. She made their acquaintance and was friendly toward them, unaware that the brothers were Vampires and Klaus intended to use her in a sacrifice. Eventually Katerina discovered the truth about Klaus and his plan and fled. In order to thwart the plan to murder her, Katerina orchestrated her own death and transformed into a vampire. Having escaped England, she returned to Bulgaria later that year, only to discover that Klaus had murdered her entire family as revenge for her escape and suicide. Many centuries later, near the end of the American Civil War in the year 1864, Katerina had assumed the name Katherine Pierce and moved to Mystic Falls, where she lived with the Salvatore Family. The brothers Damon and Stefan competed for her affections, sparking a lifelong rivalry between them. Katherine eventually faked her own death in the interest of her lifelong career of evading Klaus, and managed to lay low for 145 years before returning to Mystic Falls. Her return to the town was motivated by the desire to secure the Moonstone and the doppelgänger, both of which she intended to hand over to Klaus in exchange for her freedom. Katherine was recently turned back into a witch by her descendants and doppelgängers; Elena and Alex After her struggle to survive, in *Gone Girl*, Katherine was finally killed after being expelled from her host body. She was brought back to life by Alex. Katherine is a distant descendant of Amara and was the second doppelgänger of Amara.
* **Nadia Petrova:** Nadia *(**Bulgarian:** Надя Петрова, **Russian:** Надежда Петрова)* was born in the year 1490 in Bulgaria. Katerina gave birth to her when she was a teenager between the ages of sixteen and seventeen. The daughter was born out of wedlock, much to Katerina's parent's disapproval, and she was given away to an unknown family. Her existence remained unknown throughout the supernatural world for many centuries; those concerned with the Petrova doppelgänger bloodline (namely Klaus) believed the line had ended when Katerina died and became a vampire. The truth did not emerge until the existence of another Petrova doppelgänger was discovered. She was shown to still be alive as a vampire for over 500 years. She made her identity known to Katherine in *Monster's Ball*. After a brief scuffle with Tyler Lockwood, Nadia was bitten and infected with werewolf venom, she died minutes before her mother in *Gone Girl*. Nadia was a distant descendant of Amara.
* **Nadia's Unnamed Child (assumed):** It is assumed that in order for the Petrova bloodline to have continued, Nadia most likely had a child or children before she became a vampire. He/She/They are distant descendants of Amara.
* **Maria Flemming:** Maria is the mother to Lilith Labonair and Isobel Flemming. She was born on July 11, 1955 and is a descendant of Katerina Petrova and Amara.
* **Lilith Labonair:** Lilith was a distant descendant of Katerina Petrova, and thus Amara, the world's first immortal woman, she grew up in Mystic Falls then moved to New Orleans and had her first child by Logan Labonair. She was murdered by Richard Xavier Dumas.
* **Isobel Flemming:** Isobel was a distant descendant of Katerina Petrova, and thus Amara, the world's first immortal woman. Born on October 17, 1975, she grew up in Mystic Falls. She had her first child at fourteen in New Orleans where she left her daughter to be taken care of by the Crescent Pack, same with her twin daughters. Grayson Gilbert and his wife Miranda Sommers-Gilbert adopted them and named them Elena and Alex. Years later, Isobel was married to Alaric Saltzman when she asked Damon Salvatore to turn her into a vampire. After she became a vampire, Isobel went looking for Katherine, who helped her get a Lapis Lazuli necklace so she could walk in the daylight unharmed. Isobel helped Katherine research about the tomb vampires and got the Gilbert Device for John Gilbert to destroy the tomb vampires so that Katherine could return to Mystic Falls. Isobel was later compelled by Klaus to betray Katherine and then kill herself. She removed her daylight necklace in front of Elena and Alex and burned to death in the sun, ironically in front of her own tombstone. Isobel was a distant descendant of Amara.
* **Arielle Labonair:** Arielle is a distant descendant of Katerina Petrova, and thus Amara, the world's first immortal woman. Born on June 1, 1990, she grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is apart of the Crescent Wolf Pack and around the age of 14 she triggered her curse and then the Crescent Curse set in making her a wolf everyday expect on a full moon. She was eventually turned into a hybrid by her little sister, Alex.
* **Hayley Marshall:** Hayley is a distant descendant of Katerina Petrova, and thus Amara, the world's first immortal woman. Born on June 6, 1991, she grew up in foster care and eventually met Alex through her travels. She was eventually turned into a hybrid by Alex.
* **Elena Gilbert (3rd Petrova Doppelgänger):** Elena was born on June 22, 1992, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the biological daughter of John Gilbert and Isobel Flemming, and was therefore a descendant of Katerina Petrova, to whom she bears a striking physical resemblance. Elena is the the third doppelgänger of Amara, the originator of the Petrova doppelgänger bloodline. In *I'd Leave My Happy Home For You* she takes the 1994 version of the cure. In *I Was Feeling Epic*, Bonnie Bennett finds a way to wake her up. Elena marries Damon Salvatore and has children with him.
* **Alexandria Gilbert (4th Petrova Doppelgänger):** Alex was born on June 22, 1992, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the biological daughter of John Gilbert and Isobel Flemming, and was therefore a descendant of Katerina Petrova, to whom she bears a striking physical resemblance. Alex is the the fourth and also the final doppelgänger of Amara, the originator of the Petrova doppelgänger bloodline.