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Baron Jermyn, of St Edmundsbury, was a title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
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It was created in 1643 for
Henry Jermyn, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his nephews. In 1660 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of St Albans, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. On Lord St Alban's death in 1684 the earldom became extinct while he was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baron. He had earlier represented
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town, market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – ...
in Parliament.
On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baron. He had already been created
Baron Dover
Baron Dover is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. All three creations are now extinct.
The first creation came in the Pee ...
in 1685. In 1689 the deposed
James II created him Baron Jermyn of Royston, Baron Ipswich, Viscount Cheveley and Earl of Dover in the
Jacobite Peerage. However, these titles were not recognised by the English government, although Jermyn was generally known as the Earl of Dover. All the titles became extinct on Jermyn's death in 1708.
The family seat was
Rushbrooke Hall
Rushbrooke Hall was a British stately home in Rushbrooke, Suffolk.GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushbrooke, in St Edmundsbury and Suffolk , Map and description, ''A Vision of Britain through Time''. http://www.vision ...
in Rushbrooke, Suffolk.
Barons Jermyn (1643)
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Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, 1st Baron Jermyn (c. 1604–1684)
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Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn
Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn (10 November 1633 – 1 April 1703) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 until he inherited a peerage in 1684.
Biography
Jermyn was the son of Thomas Jermyn (d.1659) of Rushbrook ...
(d. 1703)
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Henry Jermyn, 3rd Baron Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover (c. 1636–1708)
References
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1643 establishments in England
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England
Jermyn family
Noble titles created in 1643
Peerages created with special remainders