Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau

Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau
Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau, c. 1859
Born(1834-09-11)September 11, 1834
Laʻanui Estate, Waialua, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii
DiedDecember 20, 1928(1928-12-20) (aged 94)
Makiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
BurialDecember 23, 1928
SpouseFranklin Seaver Pratt (m. 1864)
IssueTheresa Owana Kaʻōhelelani Laʻanui (adopted)
Eva Kuwailanimamao Cartwright (adopted)
Names
Elizabeth Kekaʻaniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu Kekaikuihala Laʻanui
HouseHouse of Kamehameha
House of Laʻanui
FatherGideon Peleʻioholani Laʻanui
MotherTheresa Owana Kaheiheimalie Rives
Signature

Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Laʻanui Pratt, full name Elizabeth Kekaʻaniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu Kekaikuihala Laʻanui Pratt (September 11, 1834 – December 20, 1928), was a Hawaiian high chiefess (aliʻi) 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 Peleʻioholani Laʻanui and Theresa Owana Kaheiheimalie Rives.

At a young age, Kekaʻaniau 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 Keōua 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.