Women / Persons ~ P14713

Lady Elizabeth Erskine

Alternate Names:

Elizabeth Erskine
Lady Napier
Elizabeth, Lady Napier

Gender: Female

Life Dates: d. 1683

Types:

Heroine of rescue
Scottish
Society or High Rank

Note: Royalist heroine, niece to Montrose; she "rescued" his heart from his grave as act of defiance after his execution

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Biographies (2 Total)

The Heart of Montrose Author: Anne Mozley . Collection Title: Tales of Female Heroism. 1846
The Heart of Montrose? Author: Henry Clay Watson . Collection Title: Heroic Women of History: Comprising Some of the Most Remarkable Examples of Female Courage, Disinterestedness, Devotion, and Self-Sacrifice of Ancient and Modern Times. 1854