Elizabeth Kekaaniau
Geat grandniece of Kamehameha I
Died when: 94 years 99 days (1131 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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Elizabeth Keka?aniau La?anui Pratt, full name Elizabeth Keka?aniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu Kekaikuihala La?anui Pratt (September 11, 1834 – December 20, 1928), was a Hawaiian high chiefess (ali?i) and great-grandniece of Kamehameha I, being a great-granddaughter of Kalokuokamaile, the older brother of Kamehameha I, founder of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
She was the daughter of Gideon Pele?ioholani La?anui and Theresa Owana Kaheiheimalie Rives.At a young age, Keka?aniau was chosen to attend the Chiefs' Children's School (later renamed the Royal School) taught by American missionaries and declared eligible to succeed to the Hawaiian throne by King Kamehameha III.
She married American businessman Franklin Seaver Pratt and became known as Mrs.Pratt.Five of her classmates became reigning monarchs of Hawaii until the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
In 1920, she wrote History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa-i-nui: Father of Hawaii Kings, and His Descendants, a book about her ancestor Keoua and his descendants including her own branch of the family and the House of Kamehameha.
Outliving all her royal classmates, she was the last surviving member of the Royal School.