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Papal Conclave Delays And Diplomatic Hopes In Rome
The April dispatches report ill health among several cardinals delaying the papal election. Cardinal Olivieri's faction remains strong, while Cardinal Polignac arrives in Rome aided by French interests. Neapolitan and Austrian tidings touch on the broader politics and court intrigues surrounding the conclave.
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Rome
Ardina
Tanasa
Cardinal Olivieri
House of
Albani
Anne
Clement XI
Polignac
Tenfin
France
de Bif
de Rohan
Odescalchi
Boromeo
Naples
d'Alshan
Schonborn
Schrottenbach
Czacki
Borgir
Belluga
D’ Acunha
Cutsin
Count Caunt
Cardinal de Rehan
George
Hague
Empire
Bayonne
Paris
Madrid