Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes Nephews: from the time of Sixtus IV. to the death of the last Pope, Alexander VIILeti, Gregorio
History
Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes Nephews: from the time of Sixtus IV. to the death of the last Pope, Alexander VII
Leti, Gregorio
Nepotism; Papacy -- Early works to 1800; Papacy -- History
_IN which is treated_, _of the election of_ Urban _the eighth to the
Popedome_. _Of the creation and disposition of Cardinal_ Barbarino _a_
Capucin. _Of the Places and Offices given to_ Don Tadeo. _Of the
promotion of the two Brothers_, Francesco _and_ Antonio Barbarini, _to be
Cardinals_. _Of their avidity in getting money_. _Of some Prelates
offended and moved to indignation_, _to see that their services were so
little recompenced by the Pope_. _Of the Cardinal_ Filomarini, _made
__Arch-Bishop_ of Naples. _Of the inclination of the_ Barbarini, _to
carry all things with a high hand_. _Of some Pasquins made against
them_. _Of the great hatred the_ Romans _did bear them_. _Of the design
of the_ Barbarini _to make themselves great Princes_. _Of the Title of
Cardinal_ Padrone _given to_ Francesco Barbarino. _Of the Duke of_ Parma
_his journey to_ Rome. _Of the title of Eminency given to the Cardinal_.
_Of the great riches the_ Barbarini _were in possession of after the
death of_ Urban. _Of the reasons_, _why Cardinal_ Francesco Barbarini
_might hope to be Pope_. _Of there being three Cardinals of this name
all at a time_. _How_ Innocentius _the tenth was_ Urban’s _Successour_.
_Of all that passed about the Cardinalship_, _marriage and banishment of
the Prince_ Pamphilio, _the Popes Nephew_. _Of the authority and
government of_ Donna Olympya: _and of her may treating affairs_. _Of_
Innocentius’s _nearest Relatives_. _Of the promotion of_ Astalli _to the
Cardinalship_. _Of the Railleries_, _Pasquins_, _and Discourses_, _that
were held about this promotion_. _Of_ Astalli his banishment, and _the
promotion of_ Azzolini. _Of_ Innocentius, _and the assumption of_
Alexander _to the Popedome_. _Of Don_ Mario’s _journey towards Rome_,
_stopped by an express order from the Pope_. _Of the affront that_ Don
Mario _received_, _in being forced to return to_ Siena. _Of the honour
that the Popes kindred did receive in Siena_. _Of the respect showed
them by the State of_ Venice, _and the great Duke of_ Tuscany. _Of the
Popes resolution to receive none of his kindred in_ Rome. _Of some
presents sent to_ Don Mario _and_ Don Agostino, _in_ Siena. _Of the
Popes design and purpose to call all his Relations to_ Rome: _and of all
that past in the execution of it_. _Of an Event full of curiosity_,
_about the History of the Council of_ Trent, _made by Father_ Palavicino,
_a Jesuite_. _Of the murmurs and Pasquins of the_ Romans _too_, _when
they saw the_ Nipotismo _in possession of the Church and City_. _Of the
number of the Popes Relations_. _Of the Offices_, _charges and places
that they possess_, _and by what means they grow rich_. _Of the
jealousie that is between them_. _Of_ Don Agostino _his marriage_. _Of
the great affection the Pope bears him_. _And of some other
particularities full of curiosity and policy_.
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