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{{Short description|Fictional family on General Hospital}}
The '''Cassadines''' are a fictional aristocratic family on the American [[soap opera]] [[General Hospital]]. Various family members have been sometime residents of Port Charles and of the private Cassadine-owned island in Greece.
{{Infobox soap opera family
| image = [[File:Stefan Nikolas Alexis Helena Cassadine.jpg|300px]]
| caption = (l-r): [[Stefan Cassadine]] ([[Stephen Nichols]]), [[Nikolas Cassadine]] ([[Tyler Christopher (actor)|Tyler Christopher]]), [[Alexis Davis (General Hospital)|Alexis Davis]] ([[Nancy Lee Grahn]]), and [[Helena Cassadine]] ([[Constance Towers]])
|series = [[General Hospital]]
|name = Cassadine family
|creator = [[Pat Falken Smith]] and [[Margaret DePriest]]
|introducer = Gloria Monty
|years = 1981, 1983–1986, 1996–present
|first = February 13, 1981
|last =
}}
The '''Cassadines''' are a fictional aristocratic family from the American [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]''. Created by executive producer [[Gloria Monty]], the family was first introduced in February 1981, with the arrival of [[Tony Cassadine]]. Brothers [[Victor Cassadine|Victor]] and [[Mikkos Cassadine|Mikkos]] were introduced months later. The Cassadines are descendants of Russian royalty<ref name=Royalty>{{cite web|title=Dear Soaps, I have often wondered...|url=http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Dear-Soaps-wondered-64456.aspx|work=TV Guide|publisher=tvguide.com|access-date=September 6, 2012|date=2001-10-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222040626/http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Dear-Soaps-wondered-64456.aspx|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> and own their own private island in Greece. Various family members have been sometime residents of [[Port Charles (fictional city)|Port Charles]], living in Wyndemere Castle on Spoon Island. The family is known for their longtime feud with the [[Spencer family (General Hospital)|Spencer family]]. After the family's initial appearance in 1981, they were absent from the series until the arrival of [[Stavros Cassadine]] in 1983. The Cassadine family owns and operates the international conglomerate Cassadine Industries. The family is currently represented on canvas by [[Alexis Davis (General Hospital)|Alexis]], [[Nikolas Cassadine|Nikolas]], [[Kristina Corinthos-Davis|Kristina]], [[Molly Lansing|Molly]], [[Daniel Morgan (General Hospital)|Danny]], [[Emily Morgan (General Hospital)|Scout]], and [[Children of General Hospital|Ace]].


==Background==
The Cassadines made their first appearance in the 1980s, when [[Mikkos Cassadine]], the patriarch of the family, along with his brothers Victor and Tony, were involved in various nefarious plans, including a The Ice Princess storyline, a plot to freeze the world using a weather machine.
The Cassadine's are descendants of the Russian aristocracy, with connections to the royal Romanov family. They existed for hundreds of years in Russia until the Bolshevik Revolution forced them to flee to Greece. After that period, they built a large economic empire of power and wealth. The Cassadine's make their first appearance in the 1980s, when [[Mikkos Cassadine]], the patriarch of the family, along with his brothers Victor and Tony, are involved in various nefarious plans, including the Ice Princess storyline,<ref name=Brothers>{{cite web|title=Dear Soaps, On General Hospital,... |url=http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Dear-Soaps-General-63763.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205001800/http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Dear-Soaps-General-63763.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-05 |work=TV Guide |publisher=tvguide.com |access-date=September 6, 2012 |date=2001-10-17 }}</ref> a plot to freeze the world using a weather machine. When [[Luke Spencer]] foils their plan, the great feud between the [[Spencer family (General Hospital)|Spencers]] and Cassadines begins.<ref name=Feud>{{cite web|title=Dear Soaps, I'm still trying to... |url=http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Dear-Soaps-Im-64577.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205044625/http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Dear-Soaps-Im-64577.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-05 |work=TV Guide |publisher=tvguide.com |access-date=September 6, 2012 |date=2001-10-24 }}</ref> [[Elizabeth Taylor]] originated the role of villain [[Helena Cassadine]], Mikkos' wife, in this era. Her curse on [[Luke and Laura]]'s wedding was watched by over 30 million viewers.<ref name="Aurthur">{{cite news|last=Aurthur|first=Kate|title=Prepare the O.R. (and A.A.): Dr. Drake Is Back|work=The New York Times|date=2005-11-30|publisher=nytimes.com|access-date=August 24, 2012|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/arts/television/30soap.html}}</ref>


==Traditions==
The Cassadines also abducted Laura Webber Spencer and forced her to marry Stavros, after telling Laura that Luke was dead. During her captivity in Greece, Laura gave birth to Stavros's son Prince [[Nikolas Cassadine]]. When Laura discovered Luke was alive, she left Nikolas behind in Greece to be raised by his uncle [[Stefan Cassadine]], Helena's second son. Stefan and Laura had also been lovers and Laura believed Stefan to be her son's father instead of Stavros. Helena has been obsessed with gaining control over Nikolas, who is heir to the Cassadine legacy. She brought back her dead son, Stavros, back to life early this decade, after keeping him in the basement of General Hospital for many years. Recently, she has focused most of her attention on her great-grandson, Spencer Cassadine.
*'''Cassadine line of succession''' <br> The Cassadine title of "Prince" passes from eldest son to eldest son, and the authority that goes with it both symbolic and real. If a Cassadine Prince were to die without a male heir the title would die with him and the fortune he controlled would be scattered amongst the surviving family members.<ref name=GH080398>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= August 3, 1998 |season= 35 |credits = Wendy Riche ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] ([[Head writer]]) |number= 9049 |transcript= General Hospital Transcript Monday 8/3/98 |transcript-url=http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/1998/ghaug3.txt|language= en}}</ref>
*'''Cassadine Bacchanalia''' <br> A traditional masquerade ball thrown in honor of a Cassadine engagement.<ref name=GH050698>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= May 6, 1998 |season= 35 |credits = Wendy Riche ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] ([[Head writer]]) |number= 8986 |transcript= General Hospital Transcript Wednesday 5/6/98 |transcript-url=http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/1998/ghmay6.txt|language= en}}</ref>


==Family Tree==
==Family members==
Characters currently on the show are noted in '''bold'''; family members through marriage are in ''italics''. Only current spouses or those married at the time of their death appear here.


===Distant ancestors===
* [[Mikkos Cassadine]] (deceased)
*Vladimir Cassadine - The First Cassadine said by Nikolas to be a warrior who founded the Cassadine Empire of Imperial Russia.
** m. [[Helena Cassadine]] (dissolved)
*Anya Cassadine<ref name=GH011602>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= January 16, 2002 |season= 39 |credits = [[Jill Farren Phelps]] ([[Executive producer]]); [[Megan McTavish]] ([[Head writer]]) |number= 9935 |transcript= General Hospital Transcript Wednesday 1/16/02 |transcript-url=http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2002/gh-trans-01-16-02.shtml|language= en}}</ref>
***c. [[Stavros Cassadine]] (deceased)
*Prince Nikolai Cassadine<ref name=GH080996>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= August 9, 1996 |season= 34 |credits = Wendy Riche ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] and [[Karen Harris (writer)|Karen Harris]] ([[Head writer]]) |language= en}}</ref>
****m. [[Laura Webber]] (invalid)
*Nikolas Cassadine (I)<ref name=GH090803>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= September 8, 2003 |season= 41 |credits = [[Jill Farren Phelps]] ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] and [[Charles Pratt, Jr.]] ([[Head writer]]s) |number= 10356 |transcript= General Hospital Transcript Monday 9/8/03 |transcript-url=http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2003/gh-trans-09-08-03.shtml|language= en}}</ref>
*****c. [[Nikolas Cassadine]]
******m. [[Lydia Karenin]] (divorced)
******m. [[Emily Quartermaine]] (divorced)
******a. [[Courtney Matthews]] (deceased)
*******c. [[Spencer Cassadine]]
*****c. [[Stefan Cassadine]] (deceased)
******m. [[Bobbie Spencer|Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Spencer]] (divorced)
****a. [[Kristen Bergman]] (deceased)
*****c. [[Alexis Davis]]
******a. Unknown Man
*******c. [[Sam McCall|Samantha "Sam" McCall]]
********a. [[Sonny Corinthos|Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr.]]
*********c. Unnamed Daughter (deceased)
******m. [[Jasper Jacks|Jasper "Jax" Jacks]] (divorced)
******a. [[Sonny Corinthos|Michael "Sonny" Corinthos Jr.]]
*******c. [[Kristina Davis|Kristina Davis-Corinthos]]
******m. [[Ric Lansing|Richard "Ric" Lansing]] (divorced)
*******c. [[Molly Lansing]]
*****c. [[Kristina Cassadine]] (deceased)


===Ancestors===
{{General Hospital}}
*Prince Stanislaus Cassadine<ref name=GH042810>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= April 28, 2010 |season= 48 |credits = [[Jill Farren Phelps]] ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] ([[Head writer]]) |number= 12046 |transcript= General Hospital Transcript Wednesday 4/28/10 |transcript-url=http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2010/gh-trans-04-28-10.shtml|language= en}}</ref>
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**''Katya Cassadine''<ref name=GH011602 /><ref name=GH070403>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= July 4, 2003 |season= 41 |credits = [[Jill Farren Phelps]] ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] and [[Charles Pratt, Jr.]] ([[Head writer]]s) |number= 10311 |transcript= General Hospital Transcript Friday 7/4/03 |transcript-url=http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2003/gh-trans-07-04-03.shtml|language= en}}</ref>
* Ivan Cassadine - Based on Mikkos's middle name, which is "Ivanovich"—all of the children in the Cassadine family follow the Russian tradition of a [[patronymic]].<ref name=GH071116>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |credits= [[Jean Passanante]] and [[Shelly Altman]] ([[Head writer]]s); [[Scott McKinsey]] ([[Television director|Director]]); Andrea Archer Compton ([[Screenwriter|Script writer]]) |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= July 11, 2016 |season= 53 |number= 13596 |language= en}}</ref>
*Irina Cassadine - According to Stefan, his grand aunt, making her Mikkos's aunt.<ref name=GH051398>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= May 13, 1998 |season= 35 |credits = Wendy Riche ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] ([[Head writer]]) |number= 8991 |language= en}}</ref>
*Eugenia Cassadine


===First generation===
[[Category:Cassadine family]]
*Prince [[Mikkos Cassadine|Mikkos Ivanovich Cassadine]], Oldest of the Cassadine siblings.<ref name=GH071116 />
[[Category:Soap opera families]]
**''[[Helena Cassadine|Helena Romanov]]''<ref name=GH071116 />
[[Category:Fictional families]]
*[[Victor Cassadine|Victor Ivanovich Cassadine]] - Middle brother of the trio.
*[[Tony Cassadine|Anthony "Tony" Ivanovich Cassadine]] - Youngest of the brothers.
*Sophia Ivanovna Cassadine-Davidovitch - Sister of Mikkos, Victor and Tony.
**''Alexei Davidovitch''
*Petros Cassadine - Cousin of Mikkos, Tony, Sophia, and Victor.
*Dimitri Cassadine - 10th cousin, several times removed of Mikkos.

===Second generation===
*Prince [[Stavros Cassadine|Stavros Nikolai Mikkosovich Cassadine]] - Son of Mikkos and Helena.
*Prince [[Stefan Cassadine|Stefan Darius Mikkosovich Cassadine]] - Son of Mikkos and Helena.
*'''[[Alexis Davis (General Hospital)|Alexis Davis]]''' (born Princess Natasha Alexandra Mikkosovna Cassadine) - Daughter of Mikkos and [[Kristin Bergman]].
*Princess [[Kristina Cassadine|Kristina Mikkosovna Cassadine]] - Daughter of Mikkos and [[Kristin Bergman]].
*'''[[Valentin Cassadine|Valentin Victorovich Cassadine]]''' - Son of Helena and Victor
*[[Irina Cassadine]] - Daughter of Helena.

===Third generation===
*'''Prince [[Nikolas Cassadine|Nikolas Mikail Stavrosovich Cassadine]]''' - Son of Stavros and [[Laura Spencer (General Hospital)|Laura Collins]].
*[[Sam McCall|Samantha "Sam" McCall]] - Daughter of Alexis and [[Julian Jerome]].
*'''[[Kristina Corinthos-Davis|Kristina Adela Corinthos-Davis]]''' - Daughter of Alexis and [[Sonny Corinthos]].
*'''[[Molly Lansing-Davis]]''' - Daughter of Alexis and [[Ric Lansing]].
*'''[[Children of General Hospital#Charlotte Cassadine|Charlotte Cassadine]]''' - Daughter of Valentin and [[Lulu Spencer]].

===Fourth generation===
*'''Prince [[Children of General Hospital#Spencer Cassadine|Spencer Stefan Niklosovich Cassadine]]''' - Son of Nikolas and [[Courtney Matthews]].
*[[List of General Hospital characters#M|Lila McCall]] - Daughter of Sam and [[Sonny Corinthos]].
*'''[[Children of General Hospital#Danny Morgan|Daniel Edward "Danny" Morgan]]''' - Son of Sam and [[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]].
*'''[[Children of General Hospital#Scout Cain|Emily Scout Quartermaine]]''' - Daughter of Sam and [[Drew Cain|Drew Quartermaine]].
*'''Prince [[Children of General Hospital|Ace Niklosovich Prince-Cassadine]]''' - Son of Nikolas and Esme Prince.

===Other relations===
*In 1998 Nikolas was led to believe that he was not the Cassadine Prince. During this time Stefan attempted to convince him to try and hold on to control of the Cassadine Estate. Nikolas refused, stating that the Estate didn't belong to him if he was not the Prince, it belonged to "the Belgian Cassadines, and the Baron's children in Macao, and to Helena, Alexis and Cousin Mikhail who took Holy orders -- "<ref name=GH090898>{{Cite episode |series= General Hospital |series-link= General Hospital |network= [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date= December 29, 1998 |season= 35 |credits = Wendy Riche ([[Executive producer]]); [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] ([[Head writer]]) |number= 9053 |transcript= General Hospital Transcript Tuesday 12/29/98 |transcript-url=http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/1998/ghdec29.txt|language= en}}</ref>

==Cassadine Industries==
Owned by the Cassadines. Cassadine Industries is a large international conglomerate, which was founded by the Cassadine family in the late 1970s as a front to cover for their dirty dealings. But the business took off, being controlled by [[Mikkos Cassadine]], [[Stavros Cassadine]], [[Helena Cassadine]], [[Stefan Cassadine]] and [[Nikolas Cassadine]] amongst others. In December 2005, a single Cassandine Industries account was estimated to be worth $15 million at the time. As of May 2009, Cassadine Industries was estimated to be worth over 20 billion dollars. Reportedly in 2015, [[Helena Cassadine]] and [[Victor Cassadine]] had liquidated most of Cassadine Industries in order to finance their personal "projects". In 2015, [[Nikolas Cassadine]] obtained control of ELQ in order to save his family empire. In 2016, following [[Nikolas Cassadine]]'s death, it was revealed that [[Valentin Cassadine]] is the sole heir to the Cassadine empire. In 2020, this was reversed through a secret codicil to Mikkos' will that revealed Valentin is Helena's son and not a Cassadine at all. Thus, Nikolas was reinstated as sole heir. In October 2021, Victor Cassadine was not only revealed to be alive, but also Valentin's father.

On September 15, 2023, at [[Port Charles (city)|the Invader]], [[Alexis Davis (General Hospital)|Alexis Davis]] and [[Children of General Hospital|Spencer Cassadine]] go over the legal codicil for CI. The Cassadine estate is about to be handed over to him as it's been six months since his father split, but he has no idea how to translate the legal jargon in the document he was sent. Alexis is happy to look over the document, noting it's very complicated, and she'll need time to get back to him. Spencer is grateful to her, and for having family helping him with this.

===Subsidiaries===
*Cassadine Drilling Company
*Cassadine Construction
*General Hospital
*Emily Bowen Quartermaine Clinic
*Equinox Corporation

===Employees===
*CEO and Sole Shareholder [[Money is Frozen]]

==Residence==
===Wyndemere Castle (Spoon Island)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Current Owners
|-
| [[Nikolas Cassadine]]
|-
! Current Residents
|-
| [[Victor Cassadine]]
| [[Spencer Cassadine]]
| [[List of General Hospital characters (2020s)#Esme Prince|Esme Prince]]
|-
! Former Residents
|-
| [[General Hospital characters (2015)#Curtis Ashford|Curtis Ashford]]
| [[Hayden Barnes]]
| [[Katherine Bell (General Hospital)|Katherine Bell]]
| [[Emily Bowen-Quartermaine]]
| [[Gia Campbell]]
|-
| [[Helena Cassadine]]
| [[Irina Cassadine]]
| [[Valentin Cassadine]]
| [[Stavros Cassadine]]
| [[Stefan Cassadine]]
|-
| [[Alexis Davis (General Hospital)|Alexis Davis]]
| [[Cesar Faison]]
| [[Rocco Falconeri]]
| [[Jerry Jacks]]
| [[Ava Jerome]]
|-
| [[Children of General Hospital#Avery Corinthos|Avery Jerome-Corinthos]]
| [[Lucas Jones]]
| [[Lydia Karenin]]
| [[Ewen Keenan]]
| [[Colleen McHenry]]
|-
| [[Caleb Morley]]
| [[Liesl Obrecht]]
| [[List of General Hospital characters (1990s)#Brook Lynn Ashton|Brook Lynn Quartermaine]]
| [[List of General Hospital characters (1980s)#Ned Ashton|Ned Quartermaine]]
| [[List of General Hospital characters (2010s)#Nina Reeves|Nina Reeves]]
|-
| [[Robin Scorpio-Drake]]
| [[Aiden Spencer]]
| [[Bobbie Spencer]]
| [[Cameron Spencer]]
| [[Jacob Spencer|Jake Spencer]]
|-
| [[Laura Spencer (General Hospital)|Laura Collins]]
| [[Valerie Spencer]]
| [[Elizabeth Webber]]
| [[Britt Westbourne]]
| [[Dawn Winthrop]]
|}

==Family tree==
'''Legend'''

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==Descendants==
{{Tree list}}
* Stanislaus Cassadine (deceased); married Katya Cassadine (deceased)
** Irina Cassadine (deceased); Daughter of Stanislaus and Katya
** ''Unknown first name'' Cassadine (deceased); son of Stanislaus and Katya; married Unnamed woman (deceased)
***{{Tree list/final branch}}Petros Cassadine (deceased); Identical cousin of Mikkos
** ''Unknown first name'' Cassadine (deceased); Son of Stanislaus and Katya; married Unnamed woman (deceased)
*** {{Tree list/final branch}}Dimitri Cassadine; Cousin to Mikkos
**{{Tree list/final branch}}Ivan Cassadine (deceased); son of Stanislaus and Katya; married Unnamed woman (deceased)
*** [[Mikkos Cassadine]] (died 1981); son of Ivan; married [[Helena Cassadine]]
**** [[Stavros Cassadine]] (died 2014); Mikkos and Helena's son; married [[Laura Spencer (General Hospital)|Laura Spencer]] (1982–83), [[Lulu Spencer]] (2013)
***** {{Tree list/final branch}}[[Nikolas Cassadine]] (1982–); Stavros and Laura's son; married [[Lydia Karenin]] (2003), [[Mary Bishop]] (2004), [[Emily Quartermaine]] (2004–05), [[General Hospital characters (2010s)#Hayden Barnes|Hayden Barnes]] (2016–20), [[Ava Jerome]] (2020–)
****** [[Children of General Hospital#Spencer Cassadine|Spencer Cassadine]] (2006–); Nikolas' son with [[Courtney Matthews]]
****** {{Tree list/final branch}} [[Children of General Hospital|Ace Cassadine]] (2023–); Nikolas' son with Esme Prince
**** [[Stefan Cassadine]] (died 2003); Mikkos and Helena's son; married [[Bobbie Spencer]] (1996–97)
**** [[Alexis Davis (General Hospital)|Alexis Davis]] (1966–); Mikkos' daughter with [[Kristin Bergman]], born Natasha Cassadine; married [[Jasper Jacks]] (1999–2000), [[Ric Lansing]] (2004–06), [[Julian Jerome]] (2016)
***** [[Sam McCall]] (1980–2024); Alexis and Julian's daughter; married [[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]] (2011–18), [[General Hospital characters (2010s)#Drew Cain|Drew Quartermaine]] (2018)
****** [[List of General Hospital characters#M|Lila McCall]] (2004); Sam's daughter with [[Sonny Corinthos]]
****** [[Children of General Hospital#Danny Morgan|Danny Morgan]] (2011–); Sam and Jason's son
****** {{Tree list/final branch}}[[Children of General Hospital#Scout Cain|Scout Quartermaine]] (2017–); Sam and Drew's daughter
***** [[Kristina Davis]] (2002–); Alexis' daughter with [[Sonny Corinthos]]; married [[List of General Hospital characters (2010s)#Trey_Mitchell|Trey Mitchell]] (2012)
***** {{Tree list/final branch}}[[Molly Lansing]] (2005–); Alexis and Ric's daughter
**** {{Tree list/final branch}}[[Kristina Cassadine]] (died 2002); Mikkos' daughter with [[Kristin Bergman]]
*** [[Tony Cassadine|Anthony "Tony" Cassadine]] (died 1981); son of Ivan
*** [[Victor Cassadine]]; son of Ivan
**** [[Valentin Cassadine]]; Victor's son with Helena; married [[Nina Reeves]] (2016–2018)
***** [[Charlotte Cassadine]]; Valentin's daughter with [[Lulu Spencer]]
*** {{Tree list/final branch}}Sophia Cassadine (deceased); daughter of Ivan; married Alexei Davidovitch (deceased)
{{Tree list/end}}

==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 9 December 2024

Cassadine family
General Hospital family
(l-r): Stefan Cassadine (Stephen Nichols), Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn), and Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers)
First appearanceFebruary 13, 1981
Created byPat Falken Smith and Margaret DePriest
Introduced byGloria Monty
Duration1981, 1983–1986, 1996–present

The Cassadines are a fictional aristocratic family from the American soap opera General Hospital. Created by executive producer Gloria Monty, the family was first introduced in February 1981, with the arrival of Tony Cassadine. Brothers Victor and Mikkos were introduced months later. The Cassadines are descendants of Russian royalty[1] and own their own private island in Greece. Various family members have been sometime residents of Port Charles, living in Wyndemere Castle on Spoon Island. The family is known for their longtime feud with the Spencer family. After the family's initial appearance in 1981, they were absent from the series until the arrival of Stavros Cassadine in 1983. The Cassadine family owns and operates the international conglomerate Cassadine Industries. The family is currently represented on canvas by Alexis, Nikolas, Kristina, Molly, Danny, Scout, and Ace.

Background

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The Cassadine's are descendants of the Russian aristocracy, with connections to the royal Romanov family. They existed for hundreds of years in Russia until the Bolshevik Revolution forced them to flee to Greece. After that period, they built a large economic empire of power and wealth. The Cassadine's make their first appearance in the 1980s, when Mikkos Cassadine, the patriarch of the family, along with his brothers Victor and Tony, are involved in various nefarious plans, including the Ice Princess storyline,[2] a plot to freeze the world using a weather machine. When Luke Spencer foils their plan, the great feud between the Spencers and Cassadines begins.[3] Elizabeth Taylor originated the role of villain Helena Cassadine, Mikkos' wife, in this era. Her curse on Luke and Laura's wedding was watched by over 30 million viewers.[4]

Traditions

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  • Cassadine line of succession
    The Cassadine title of "Prince" passes from eldest son to eldest son, and the authority that goes with it both symbolic and real. If a Cassadine Prince were to die without a male heir the title would die with him and the fortune he controlled would be scattered amongst the surviving family members.[5]
  • Cassadine Bacchanalia
    A traditional masquerade ball thrown in honor of a Cassadine engagement.[6]

Family members

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Characters currently on the show are noted in bold; family members through marriage are in italics. Only current spouses or those married at the time of their death appear here.

Distant ancestors

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  • Vladimir Cassadine - The First Cassadine said by Nikolas to be a warrior who founded the Cassadine Empire of Imperial Russia.
  • Anya Cassadine[7]
  • Prince Nikolai Cassadine[8]
  • Nikolas Cassadine (I)[9]

Ancestors

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  • Prince Stanislaus Cassadine[10]
  • Ivan Cassadine - Based on Mikkos's middle name, which is "Ivanovich"—all of the children in the Cassadine family follow the Russian tradition of a patronymic.[12]
  • Irina Cassadine - According to Stefan, his grand aunt, making her Mikkos's aunt.[13]
  • Eugenia Cassadine

First generation

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Second generation

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Third generation

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Fourth generation

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Other relations

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  • In 1998 Nikolas was led to believe that he was not the Cassadine Prince. During this time Stefan attempted to convince him to try and hold on to control of the Cassadine Estate. Nikolas refused, stating that the Estate didn't belong to him if he was not the Prince, it belonged to "the Belgian Cassadines, and the Baron's children in Macao, and to Helena, Alexis and Cousin Mikhail who took Holy orders -- "[14]

Cassadine Industries

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Owned by the Cassadines. Cassadine Industries is a large international conglomerate, which was founded by the Cassadine family in the late 1970s as a front to cover for their dirty dealings. But the business took off, being controlled by Mikkos Cassadine, Stavros Cassadine, Helena Cassadine, Stefan Cassadine and Nikolas Cassadine amongst others. In December 2005, a single Cassandine Industries account was estimated to be worth $15 million at the time. As of May 2009, Cassadine Industries was estimated to be worth over 20 billion dollars. Reportedly in 2015, Helena Cassadine and Victor Cassadine had liquidated most of Cassadine Industries in order to finance their personal "projects". In 2015, Nikolas Cassadine obtained control of ELQ in order to save his family empire. In 2016, following Nikolas Cassadine's death, it was revealed that Valentin Cassadine is the sole heir to the Cassadine empire. In 2020, this was reversed through a secret codicil to Mikkos' will that revealed Valentin is Helena's son and not a Cassadine at all. Thus, Nikolas was reinstated as sole heir. In October 2021, Victor Cassadine was not only revealed to be alive, but also Valentin's father.

On September 15, 2023, at the Invader, Alexis Davis and Spencer Cassadine go over the legal codicil for CI. The Cassadine estate is about to be handed over to him as it's been six months since his father split, but he has no idea how to translate the legal jargon in the document he was sent. Alexis is happy to look over the document, noting it's very complicated, and she'll need time to get back to him. Spencer is grateful to her, and for having family helping him with this.

Subsidiaries

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  • Cassadine Drilling Company
  • Cassadine Construction
  • General Hospital
  • Emily Bowen Quartermaine Clinic
  • Equinox Corporation

Employees

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Residence

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Wyndemere Castle (Spoon Island)

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Current Owners
Nikolas Cassadine
Current Residents
Victor Cassadine Spencer Cassadine Esme Prince
Former Residents
Curtis Ashford Hayden Barnes Katherine Bell Emily Bowen-Quartermaine Gia Campbell
Helena Cassadine Irina Cassadine Valentin Cassadine Stavros Cassadine Stefan Cassadine
Alexis Davis Cesar Faison Rocco Falconeri Jerry Jacks Ava Jerome
Avery Jerome-Corinthos Lucas Jones Lydia Karenin Ewen Keenan Colleen McHenry
Caleb Morley Liesl Obrecht Brook Lynn Quartermaine Ned Quartermaine Nina Reeves
Robin Scorpio-Drake Aiden Spencer Bobbie Spencer Cameron Spencer Jake Spencer
Laura Collins Valerie Spencer Elizabeth Webber Britt Westbourne Dawn Winthrop

Family tree

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Legend

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  • Dashed = Romance/Marriage
  • Solid = Child
Character is currently on the Show
Character not on the Show
Character is deceased or presumed dead

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ "Dear Soaps, I have often wondered..." TV Guide. tvguide.com. 2001-10-03. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Dear Soaps, On General Hospital,..." TV Guide. tvguide.com. 2001-10-17. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dear Soaps, I'm still trying to..." TV Guide. tvguide.com. 2001-10-24. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Aurthur, Kate (2005-11-30). "Prepare the O.R. (and A.A.): Dr. Drake Is Back". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  5. ^ Wendy Riche (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer) (August 3, 1998). General Hospital. Season 35. Episode 9049. ABC. General Hospital Transcript Monday 8/3/98.
  6. ^ Wendy Riche (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer) (May 6, 1998). General Hospital. Season 35. Episode 8986. ABC. General Hospital Transcript Wednesday 5/6/98.
  7. ^ a b Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer); Megan McTavish (Head writer) (January 16, 2002). General Hospital. Season 39. Episode 9935. ABC. General Hospital Transcript Wednesday 1/16/02.
  8. ^ Wendy Riche (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. and Karen Harris (Head writer) (August 9, 1996). General Hospital. Season 34. ABC.
  9. ^ Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. and Charles Pratt, Jr. (Head writers) (September 8, 2003). General Hospital. Season 41. Episode 10356. ABC. General Hospital Transcript Monday 9/8/03.
  10. ^ Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer) (April 28, 2010). General Hospital. Season 48. Episode 12046. ABC. General Hospital Transcript Wednesday 4/28/10.
  11. ^ Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. and Charles Pratt, Jr. (Head writers) (July 4, 2003). General Hospital. Season 41. Episode 10311. ABC. General Hospital Transcript Friday 7/4/03.
  12. ^ a b c Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman (Head writers); Scott McKinsey (Director); Andrea Archer Compton (Script writer) (July 11, 2016). General Hospital. Season 53. Episode 13596. ABC.
  13. ^ Wendy Riche (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer) (May 13, 1998). General Hospital. Season 35. Episode 8991. ABC.
  14. ^ Wendy Riche (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer) (December 29, 1998). General Hospital. Season 35. Episode 9053. ABC. General Hospital Transcript Tuesday 12/29/98.
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