Mary Elizabeth Frederica Mackenzie
Chief of the Scottish clan Mackenzie
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| Intro | Chief of the Scottish clan Mackenzie | |
| A.K.A. | Lady Hood Mackenzie The Hooded Lassie | |
| A.K.A. | Lady Hood Mackenzie The Hooded Lassie | |
| Places | Scotland | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1783 | |
| Death | 28 November 1862 (aged 79 years) |
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Biography
Mary Elizabeth Frederica Mackenzie (1783 – 28 November 1862) was the eldest daughter and heiress of Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth. Also known as "Lady Hood Mackenzie", or by the sobriquet "The Hooded Lassie", she was married in turn to Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and James Alexander Stewart of Glasserton.
Mackenzie was the subject of a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence and a prophecy attributed to the Brahan Seer. She was also responsible for introducing the first evangelical Calvinist preachers to the Isle of Lewis.