Although he came from a Calvinist family, who had been exiled during the French Wars of Religion, Jean, through cultivating connections with Henry IV eventually was restored to a portion of his patrimony.
While at Oxford, Jean fell in with a group of fellows including Richard Hakluyt, Henry Cuffe (1563–1601) and Sir Philip Sidney.
This did not lead to a permanent breach for "When Leicester after his second stay in the Netherlands, returned to England (Dec 1587), Hotman was one of his retinue."
She is perhaps the most well-known of his sisters, having known modern descendants in Canada and the United States, which has made her and especially her husband, the subject of a few scholarly articles.
Hotman wrote a treatise that was published in 1603 called L'ambassadeur (The Ambassador); it was the first diplomatic manual written in the French language and was also translated into English.
He even recommended that ambassadors take their wives with them to supervise their households in order to prevent its members from revealing sensitive information to outsiders.
[citation needed] On the topic of court entertainment, Hotman maintained that, while there were advantages to engaging with festivities, ambassadors should not be swayed by flattery or impressive displays.
[1] Ambassadors were also advised to avoid drinking or playing games since it could reflect poorly on the head of state they were representing.