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Prevost baronets of Belmont (1805)

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The Prevost baronetcy, of Belmont near Southampton in Hampshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 December 1805 for the soldier and colonial administrator Lieutenant-General George Prevost. He was Governor General of British North America from 1812 to 1815. After his death in 1816 his widow Lady Prevost declined the offer of a peerage, as she did not consider herself and her family to have sufficient means to support the dignity. Prevost was the son of General Augustine Prevost, himself a distinguished soldier, who had emigrated to England from Geneva, Switzerland.

Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet

Prevost baronets, of Belmont (1805)

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The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Nicholas Marc Prevost (born 1971), eldest son of the 6th Baronet.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols & Sons. p. 512.
  2. ^ "Prevost, Sir Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Obituaries". The Times. No. 36935. London. 26 November 1902. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Prevost, Sir Charles Thomas Keble". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Prevost, Captain Sir George James Augustine". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ a b "Prevost, Sir Christopher (Gerald)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Prevost baronets
of Belmont

6 December 1805
Succeeded by