Sir Henry Jerningham KB was an English courtier during the Tudor period.
13 Facts About Henry Jerningham
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Henry Jerningham was a Gentleman Pensioner during the reign of Henry VIII.
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Henry Jerningham was the son of Edward Jerningham of Somerleyton, Suffolk, and Mary Scrope, in her first marriage.
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Henry Jerningham's mother was one of the nine daughters of Richard Scrope of Upsall, Yorkshire, by Eleanor, daughter of Norman Washbourne.
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Henry Jerningham was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1528, and in the same year was appointed Constable of Gloucester Castle.
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Henry Jerningham became one of Henry VIII's Gentlemen Pensioners about 1540, and thereafter was present at "major state occasions", and took part in the King's campaign in France in 1544 with his own contingent of five horsemen.
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Henry Jerningham raised troops in Suffolk on Mary's behalf, and at her accession to the throne she appointed him Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, and Captain of the Guard.
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Henry Jerningham was created a Knight of the Bath at Mary's coronation, and shortly thereafter was sworn to the Privy Council.
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Henry Jerningham played a decisive role in the suppression of Wyatt's rebellion in 1554, and "was clearly one of the Queen's most trusted servants".
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Henry Jerningham was a Knight of the Shire throughout Queen Mary's reign, four times for Suffolk between 1553 and 1555, and once for Gloucestershire in 1558.
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Henry Jerningham was buried in the parish church at Costessey.
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Henry Jerningham was survived by his wife, Frances, by two of his sons, Henry and William, and by one of his daughters, Jeronyma.
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Henry Jerningham's marriage is said to have been arranged by his stepfather, Sir William Kingston.