London Dublin Gazette Summary of European Affairs May to July
Reported dispatches from Rome Constantinople and Vienna describe papal considerations for vacant cardinal hats and potential promotions to Bichi Orfiai and Borghese with Aquaviva to succeed as administrator. Diplomats note peace prospects between Venice and the Sultan, Mecklenberg succession tensions, and moves by Charles Leopold of Medenburg with oaths of fidelity. Deliberations in Paris and The Hague discuss Bergues Juliers succession, Spanish troop projections, and Franco Spanish alignments amid broader pacification hopes.