Synopsis
Excerpt from History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, Vol. 8: Part II
Charles desired his elevation. Besides his hostile attitude to France, his wealth and also his alliance with Florence weighed heavily in the balance. For the new Pope would find the treasury of the Camera empty the acknowledged debts of Leo X. Amounted to ducats, the unknown perhaps to The Older cardinals, however, enemies Of the dead pope, opposed the election Of his cousin, and the fear that it would make the Papacy hereditary in the Florentine house was also taken into account. Even before the conclave it was evident that Medici had twenty votes against him he promised Manuel, however, that if he himself were out of the question, he would give his vote in favour of another imperial candidate.2 As such the ambassador proposed Adrian of Utrecht, who was at the time governor for Charles in Spain.
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