I’m a fan and a researcher of history. At times I find the low intelligence and indifference of common people disgusting. How can people take care of their future when they have not learnt from their past?
Anyway, history does not have to be boring - even if a fair deal of it is invented. Considering that this community has on average members with above-average intelligence - as far as I have noticed - then my idea should work.
The idea is, that I’ll post a question, give a few hints, if neccessary, and the one who has the correct answer (or explains why hes/her answer should be correct) gets to ask a new question. 
So here we go:
This statesman had an impeccable lineage. He came from a branch of the family whose members were good-looking. He is probably the most famous cross-dresser in history/antiquity. He is also one of the few men who asked - by his own free will - to be removed from the high-class of the society and be placed into the lower-class.
Who is the man in question?
