Elizabeth Clare Prophet was born on April 8, 1939 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA. She was married to Edward Francis, Randall King, Mark Prophet and Dag Ytreburg. She died on October 15, 2009 in Bozeman, Montana, USA.
She graduated from Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelor's Degree.
She is survived by her daughter, Erin, of Boston, Massachusetts; Maria, Tatiana, and Sean all of Los Angeles, California; and Seth of Bozeman, Montana.
She founded the Montessori International School in 1971.
In 1975, she founded the Church Universal and Triumphant.