This non-royal person was once able to gain access to Pope Leo X by surprising him with a selection of sweetmeats and jellies.
This non-royal person was once able to gain access to Pope Leo X by surprising him with a selection of sweetmeats and jellies. After fighting as an English mercenary at the Battle of Garigliano, he was mentored by the Florentine banker Francesco Frescobaldi. His wife, Elizabeth, and two daughters would all die around the same time due to "sweating sickness." According to the Spanish Chronicle, he tortured a musician named Mark Smeaton in order to force him to confess to (*) adultery. This man legendarily lost favor after being suckered by a Hans Holbein miniature into selecting a supposedly repulsive German woman. The Pilgrimage of Grace objected to policies this adviser put in place shortly after he was tasked with visiting and "purifying" all the monasteries in England. For 10 points, name this man who lost his role as chief minister to Henry VIII after the failed arranged marriage with Anne of Cleves.
This non-royal person was once able to gain access to Pope Leo X by surprising him with a selection of sweetmeats and jellies.
Thomas Cromwell