Was Jeremy Gilbert adopted?

Jeremy was born to Grayson and Miranda Gilbert in Mystic Falls on October 13, 1994. The two had always wanted a child but adopted a baby girl, Elena, two years prior to that, who actually is his biological cousin as they fake the adoption.
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Are Jeremy and Elena both adopted?

Elena is adopted and so people incorrectly assume that she is not related to Jeremy, however Elena's biological father is John Gilbert, Jeremy's biological uncle, thus making Elena and Jeremy biological cousins and therefore related.
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Who are Jeremy's real parents?

He is the biological son of Grayson and Miranda Gilbert and the biological nephew of Jenna Sommers and John Gilbert. Like the rest of the Gilberts, Jeremy is a descendant of Johnathan Gilbert and Samantha Gilbert.
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Do Jeremy and Elena have the same parents?

Elena and Jeremy were orphans since they lost their parents, Grayson and Miranda Gilbert, in a car crash. Elena soon discovered she was adopted and that her biological father was Jeremy's uncle, John, making them cousins.
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Was Elena Gilbert adopted?

Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series

Elena finds out she's adopted In Bloodlines, Elena finds out from her boyfriend, Stefan Salvatore, that she was adopted by the Gilberts. In A Few Good Men, Elena finds out her mother's name and goes to see Isobel's high school best friend, Trudie Peterson.
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Legacies 1×03 "The names Jeremy" Jeremy Gilbert returns



Is Katherine related to Elena?

Also, in the books, Elena and Katherine were half sisters due to having the same mother (though Katherine suspected Elena was a possible descendant), but in the TV series, they are related by blood and Elena is her descendant.
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How is Alaric related to Elena?

Alaric and Elena's lives were linked when he became a vampire. Ironically, they became unlinked when Elena became a vampire. Alaric is Elena's step-father and second legal guardian after Jenna. Alaric drank Elena's blood to become a vampire.
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Who is elenas real parents?

Isobel Flemming was the wife of Alaric Saltzman and the biological mother of Elena Gilbert. She was good friends with her ancestor Katherine Pierce, a vampire she often conspired with. When Isobel was still in high school, she met John Gilbert and became pregnant with Elena.
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Is Jeremy a legacy?

The Vampire Diaries character Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R. McQueen) returned to his hometown in the latest episode of Legacies, the combined spinoff series of TVD and The Originals.
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Is Elena's brother in legacies?

Steven R. McQueen, who played Elena's younger brother/cousin Jeremy on The Vampire Diaries, will appear in the third episode of The CW's Legacies, the next chapter in the TVD franchise, TVLine has learned exclusively.
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Who is elenas real dad?

Johnathan "John" Gilbert II was a major recurring character and an antagonist of the first and second season of The Vampire Diaries. He was Grayson Gilbert's younger brother and is Elena Gilbert's biological father.
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Why was Elena written off TVD?

The Vampire Diaries fans were shocked to learn that Nina Dobrev, who played Elena Gilbert, was leaving before season 7. Like many other actors, Dobrev decided it was time to part ways with Elena.
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What episode does Elena tell Jeremy adopted?

"Under Control" is the 18th episode of the first season of The CW television series, The Vampire Diaries and the 18th episode of the series overall.
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Which Mikaelson sibling passed away as a child?

19 NOT ALL THE MIKAELSON CHILDREN ARE VAMPIRES

It was the untimely passing of youngest sibling Henrik at the hands of a werewolf that motivated the Mikaelson parents to turn their children into vampires.
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Is Damon's mom a vampire?

Lillian "Lily" Salvatore was a vampire and a major recurring character and antagonist in the sixth and seventh seasons of The Vampire Diaries. She was the mother of Stefan and Damon Salvatore and the widow of the late Giuseppe Salvatore. She supposedly died at some point in 1858.
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Who killed Elena's adoptive parents?

Miranda Sommers-Gilbert and Grayson Gilbert drowned, while their adoptive daughter, Elena Gilbert, survived thanks to Stefan Salvatore. The second car accident occured in October 3, 2010. Matt and Elena were driving in his truck, on their way back to Mystic Falls.
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Does Bonnie appear in Legacies?

Like the famed couple Damon and Elena Salvatore, Bonnie Bennett is not in Legacies at all. She also didn't appear in the show's predecessor, The Originals. Like the former characters, Bonnie is usually mentioned but never seen.
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Is Damon a legacy?

Similar to his on screen brother, Somerhalder was up for coming back to the TVD universe, but not as Damon Salvatore — though Legacies often mentions Damon and Elena (Nina Dobrev). “I actually would love to talk to [Julie Plec].
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Did Damon sleep with Elena's mom?

Damon has slept with three members of the Petrova Family: Katherine, Isobel and Elena Gilbert. Damon killed and turned her into a vampire. Damon slept with both Elena and her mom, but that doesn't seem to bother Elena (if she knows). They were both antagonists on the show at some point during the series.
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How are Katherine and Isobel related?

Distant Family, Katherine is Isobel's ancestor; Former Friends, Former Allies; They shared a friendly but humorously violent friendship, Isobel betrayed Katherine before she killed herself.
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Is Alaric Klaus?

Alaric/Klaus takes Elena and Bonnie away and reveals them that he is Klaus.
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Is Alaric an original?

Alaric is a human, vampire hunter, former history teacher at Mystic Falls High School and a former Enhanced Original, not by being one of the first vampires as the Mikaelson Family is, but instead being turned through an altered version of the spell used on the Mikaelson family.
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Does Caroline marry Alaric?

However, Alaric broke up with Caroline as of the end of Season Seven. Despite still being in love with her, Alaric knew Caroline truly loved Stefan and told her that he was okay with her being with him. This ends their engagement to each other.
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Who was Alaric's first wife?

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Isobel Flemming: Alaric's ex-wife who abandoned him to become a vampire. Eventually she was compelled to kill herself.
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