Pope Alexander VII: Proceedings of the Conclave that led to his election. ... ... only 3000 ducats on bribes and of having kept the remainder for himself! Cardinal de Medici was well provided with funds and valuable gifts, and living up to the family reputation ...
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Preliminary Chapter. ... marry. It happened in several cases, as with Césare Borgia and the last of the Medici who had been a cardinal for twenty-five years. Cardinals have occasionally been deposed but ...
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