The Earl of St Albans | |
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 The Earl of St Albans, from a portrait by Lely | |
| Lord Chamberlain | |
| In office 1672–1674 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Manchester |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Arlington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1605 |
| Died | 1684 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Thomas Jermyn Catherine Killigrew |
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans KG (25 March 1605 (baptised) – January 1684) was an English Royalist politician, diplomat, courtier and property developer.
Jermyn sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1643 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Jermyn. Having formed an intimate friendship with Henrietta Maria of France in the 1630s, he constantly devised and promoted schemes to involve foreign powers in the restoration of the monarchy, both before and after the execution of Charles I in 1649. A long-standing advocate of pro-French policies, he became one of the most influential courtiers of the Interregnum and reign of Charles II.