Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans

The Earl of St Albans
The Earl of St Albans, from a portrait by Lely
Lord Chamberlain
In office
1672–1674
MonarchCharles II
Preceded byThe Earl of Manchester
Succeeded byThe Earl of Arlington
Personal details
Born1605
Died1684
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.