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l62 HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

difficulties for <strong>the</strong> Spanish rule in Italy. ^ Zuniga pointed out<br />

to his master <strong>the</strong> risk <strong>of</strong> any political interference ;<br />

he was <strong>of</strong><br />

opinion that under certain circumstances a Spanish recom-<br />

mendation might even prove absolutely fatal to <strong>the</strong> persons<br />

recommended, because <strong>the</strong> Pope would suppose that <strong>the</strong>y had<br />

sought <strong>the</strong> intercession <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> king, and would thus forfeit<br />

<strong>the</strong> good opinion <strong>of</strong> Pius V.^ Had not Pius plainly said that<br />

<strong>the</strong> Pope did not give his advice to <strong>the</strong> princes as to whom <strong>the</strong>y<br />

should appoint as <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>of</strong>ficials or generals, and that <strong>the</strong>re<br />

was, <strong>the</strong>refore, no reason for finding fault with him if he did<br />

not entertain <strong>the</strong> suggestions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> princes in <strong>the</strong> nomination<br />

<strong>of</strong> Cardinals ?^<br />

After careful thought and inquiry Pius V. at last made up<br />

his mind on <strong>the</strong> subject <strong>of</strong> his candidates in <strong>the</strong> <strong>middle</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

May, 1570. This time <strong>the</strong> actual nomination was not made<br />

suddenly or without warning, for <strong>the</strong> Pope announced <strong>the</strong><br />

creation for <strong>the</strong> Wednesday after Pentecost, May 17th, and<br />

revealed <strong>the</strong> names <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sixteen whom he had decided upon<br />

on <strong>the</strong> previous Sunday, so that all might have time to submit<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir difficulties and objections.*<br />

<strong>The</strong> Pope's choice caused widespread amazement. Men were<br />

prepared for eight or ten, or at <strong>the</strong> most, twelve new Cardinals,<br />

but to create sixteen at once seemed to many people to be<br />

subversive <strong>of</strong> all precedent. Many especially could not under-<br />

stand why <strong>the</strong> Emperor's candidate, Gianvincenzo Gonzaga,<br />

Prior <strong>of</strong> Barletta, was not to receive <strong>the</strong> red hat. In <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

opinion a man <strong>of</strong> such noble birth, related to so many princely<br />

German houses, and who had been so many times recommended<br />

by <strong>the</strong> Emperor, could not and should not be passed<br />

over, all <strong>the</strong> more so as both Spain and France had been taken<br />

into consideration in <strong>the</strong> nomination. Arco, <strong>the</strong>refore, as<br />

Imperial ambassador, Madruzzo and Otto Truchsess, as German<br />

Cardinals, and Urbino as a near relative, made incredible<br />

^ Corresp. dipl.. III., loi n. ; cf. 148.<br />

^ Letter to Philip II. <strong>of</strong> September 23, 1569, ibid. 147 seq.<br />

^ *Strozzi, December 7, 1566, State Archives, Vienna.<br />

* *B. Pia to Luzzara, May 16-17, 1570, Gonzaga Archives,<br />

Mantua. Santori, Diario, 303.

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