Lestat de Lioncourt was born in the year 1768 in Auvergne ,France. He was the youngest of three sons although his mother had given birth to four other boys and one girl -none of whom survived childhood. His father was the Marquis and also was blind.

Being the youngest of three Lestat had no prospects as any land or money that his father left behind after he died would likely go to his eldest brother, Augustin, and his family. At the age of 12 Lestat was being educated in a monestary and decided he wished to enter the order. Of course his family completely dismissed the idea and dragged him away from the monestary.When Lestat reached the age of 16 a band of Italian actors came to the village performing a play which involved 2 lovers-Isabella and Lelio. Lestat absolutley adored the play and took on the part of Lelio and loved performing so much he decided to leave with the players when they left the next day. Unfortunately when he awoke the next day he found his brothers waiting for him and all the players gone.

When Lestat is 20 he can only read and write his own name and a few prayers and at the age of 21 the villagers come to him complaining about wolves in the area. Lestat,feeling no fear, goes out to kill the wolves with his 2 mastiffs. He succeeds in killing the wolves and as a consequence meets a young man named Nicolas de Lenfent,a violinist. His mother, Gabrielle, encourages Lestat to start a friendship with Nicolas and later she encourages Lestat to leave with Nicki and go to Paris as she wants to die knowing her son is free.

Lestat gets a job in a theatre in Paris but not as an actor but more as a cleaner or assistant. Finally months later he is given the chance to go on stage and then offered a job as a proffesional actor. Lestat proves very popular with both the audiences and the critics who describe him as "the blond-haired rogue who steals the hearts of the ladies in the third and fourth acts." Lestats life is going perfectly for him and he is completely happy until he starts to feel as though someone is watching him and sees a mysterious white face in his audience. Lestat also has the feeling that this man knows about the wolves but cannot explain the feeling. Lestat is kidnapped and is called "Wolfkiller" by the one who has him. Lestat is held prisoner until his kidnapper,Magnus, decides to turn him into a vampire.

Note: Although Lestat is technically mortal in Tale of the Body Thief, that part of his life will be written in his immortal biography so as to keep things in chronological order.