▁his ▁descend ants ▁were ▁the ▁last ▁known ▁living ▁male - line ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁By z antine ▁em per ors . ▁ ▁Having ▁left ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁P es aro ▁in ▁Italy ▁after ▁being ▁conv icted ▁for ▁the ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁called ▁Le one ▁Ram us ci atti , ▁The odore ▁lived ▁in ▁ex ile ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁prof ic ient ▁soldier ▁and ▁h ired ▁assass in . ▁He ▁arrived ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 7 , ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Lu cca ▁to ▁kill ▁a ▁man ▁called ▁All es andro ▁Ant el min elli . ▁The odore ▁failed ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁Ant el min elli ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁England , ▁probably ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁hen ch man ▁of ▁Henry ▁Cl inton , ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁h ated ▁no blem an ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁country . ▁As ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se , ▁The odore ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁frequently ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Earl ▁on ▁his ▁vis its ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁having ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁Earl ' s ▁frequent ▁batt les ▁with ▁the ▁law . ▁In ▁the ▁Earl ' s ▁service , ▁The odore ▁also ▁met ▁the ▁famous ▁captain ▁and ▁expl orer ▁John ▁Smith , ▁whom ▁he ▁gradually ▁helped ▁introduce ▁back ▁into ▁society ▁after ▁Smith ▁had ▁elected ▁to