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Elizabeth Fortescue, in religion Elizabeth Clementina.
Died: 22 Apr 1724 in Louvain.

father: Sir Edward Fortescue of Salden, Bucks
mother: Mary Revesby of Thrybergh, Yorks

Augustinians, Louvain choir nun.
She was clothed 21 Aug 1679.

She professed 13 Oct 1680. Her dowry was 2000 fl.

She was the niece of Mary Frances Fortescue, Grace Fortescue.
She was the great niece of Frances Fortescue.
She was the kinswoman of Mary Turville.

Sources: Louvain MS Chronicle: 631.

Family tree (Fortescue of Salden)

Notes:

dowry paid by brother:

parents from the web site www.fortescue.org. and Stirnet

A pedigree of Fortescue of Salden among the Sepulchrine papers at Douai names her mother as Mary Magdalen Revesby.