34. Thomas Seymour, Diplomat
By all accounts, Thomas Seymour was a likeable fellow who knew how to put on the charm, so his royal brother in law made use of those talents by putting him to work as a diplomat. In 1538, Thomas was sent to the English embassy in France, and a year later, he accompanied a scouting mission to check out and report back on Anne of Cleves, who ended up as Henry VIII’s fourth wife. Soon thereafter he was sent to try and forge an alliance with the Holy Roman Emperor and the king of Hungary against France, and he eventually ended up as ambassador to the Hapsburg court.