Louis Baronets
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The Louis Baronetcy, of Chelston in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 April 1806 to reward the service of Admiral Thomas Louis at the Battle of San Domingo
in 1806. It passed to his son John Louis
, later an admiral himself, on his death the following year and remained extant until the death of the fifth baronet, Sir Charles Louis, in 1949.
Battle of San Domingo
The Battle of San Domingo, in 1806, was a naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars. French and British squadrons of ships of the line met off the southern coast of the French-occupied Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo in the Caribbean...
in 1806. It passed to his son John Louis
Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet
Admiral Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet was an officer in the Royal Navy.John Louis, son of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Louis, 1st Baronet, entered the Navy in 1795, was promoted to lieutenant in 1801, to commander in 1805 and to captain in 1806...
, later an admiral himself, on his death the following year and remained extant until the death of the fifth baronet, Sir Charles Louis, in 1949.
Louis Baronets, of Chelston (1806)
- Sir Thomas Louis, 1st Baronet (1758–1807)
- Sir John Louis, 2nd BaronetSir John Louis, 2nd BaronetAdmiral Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet was an officer in the Royal Navy.John Louis, son of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Louis, 1st Baronet, entered the Navy in 1795, was promoted to lieutenant in 1801, to commander in 1805 and to captain in 1806...
(1785–1863) - Sir John Louis, 3rd Baronet (1832–1893)
- Sir Charles Louis, 4th Baronet (1813–1900)
- Sir Charles Louis, 5th Baronet (1859–1949)