Henrik Mikaelson

Henrik Mikaelson (Elder Futhark: ᚺᛖᚾᚱᛁᚲ ᛗᛁᚲᚨᛖᛚᛋᛟᚾ) was born in 985 A.D. He died when Klaus brought him to see the werewolves transform, but one of the werewolves lost control and mauled him to death. His death is what drove Mikael and Esther to protect their children by turning them into the Original vampires.

Henrik is the youngest child of Mikael and Esther. Henrik is the younger brother of Freya, Finn, Elijah, Kol, and Rebekah and the younger half-brother of Klaus. He is also the uncle of Freya and Mathias' unborn son; Klaus and Hayley's daughter, Hope; Kol and Vivian's twins, Jesus and Valentina; Klaus and Vivian's daughter, Lillian; and Freya and Keelin's son, Nik.

Henrik was brought back at the end of the first season of The Originals; when Esther brought back herself, Finn, and Kol in the bodies of New Orleans witches.

Henrik is a member of the Mikaelson Family and an unnamed Witch Family. He is also a member of the Claire Family through his marriage to Davina.

Early History
Rebekah mentioned that Henrik was the youngest brother, which means he is the youngest member of the Mikaelson family.

One night on a full moon, despite warnings from their parents, he and Klaus went out to see the werewolves transform, but he was brutally attacked and killed by one. This event caused Mikael to ask his wife Esther to transform their children into the first vampires; never wanting to lose another child again.

Season Three
According to his sister, Rebekah, Henrik died as a human. Klaus felt like it was his fault for Henrik's death, as he was the one who brought Henrik to see the werewolves turn.

Season One
In Always and Forever, Elijah tells Hayley that what drove Esther to turn his family into vampires was Henrik's death, and that was how the Mikaelsons were labeled as, “The Originals.”

Season Two
In Every Mother's Son, it was revealed that it was actually the tribe of Klaus' father that killed Henrik.

In Red Door, it was revealed by Mikael that one of the main reasons he has been hunting Klaus down for centuries was because he blames Klaus for Henrik's death.

Name

 * Henrik is the Scandinavian version of "Henry", meaning "ruler of the home".
 * Mikaelson is Scandinavian and means "Son of Mikael".