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Turbulent Papal Politics and Italian Disturbances
The Daily Courant reports on Cardinal Davia's vote fortunes in the conclave and secret intrigues, Sardinian and French influence, and discord within the Corcia administration. Updates from Benevento caution on Canon Pelegrini, Bandelmonte actions, and archpriest tensions. News across Florence and Leghorn note earthquakes, Corsican rebellion, Imperial troop movements, and naval dispatches. broader European diplomacy and readiness for potential negotiation in Italy.
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Cardinal Davia
Cardinal Ferreri
Sardinia
Turin
Davia
Cardinal de Polignac
France
Benevento
Signor Bandelmonte
Corcia
Benedict XIII
Pelegrini
Bondelmonte
Leuza
Signor Targa
Sacred College
Cardinal Bentivoglio
Spain
Don Carlos
Don Philip
David
St. John de Lateran
St. Peter
Duke de Gravina
Naples
Castle Gandolfo
Civita Castellano
Regnano
Viterbo
Florence
N. S
Sulmone
Norcia
Leghorn
Fune
N.S
Palermo
Trieste
Messina
Corsica
Signor Veneroso
Republick
Genoa
Milan
Wachrendonk
Vienna
Lombardy
Martini Deceas
Braumn
Venice
Barbon Morosini
Holy See
Rome
Zachary Canal
Funero
Seville
Ialy
Italy
Earl of Waldegrave
England
Burnaby
Robinson