"Alessandro Farnese" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... been effected by maintaining a close bond of union between its members. The death of Clement in 1534 obscured his prospects in the Church. He was still too young to intrigue for the tiara. The new Pope, Alessandro Farnese, soon after his election, displayed a vigour which was unexpected from his age, together with a nepotism which his previous character had scarcely warranted. The Cardinal de' Medici felt himself excluded and oppressed. He joined ...
— Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete - Series I, II, and III • John Symonds |
