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MARK SITTICH VON HOHENEMS. IO3
Pope many hours of anxiety from the beginning of his reign.
Cardinal Madruzzo of Trent interested himself in the German
nephews to such an extent as to cause the Borromei considerable
anxiety and displeasure. ^ In order to give the Hohenems
family satisfaction and to put an end to their intrigues against
the Borromei, Pius IV. determined to get them out of Rome
by sending them on honourable missions.^ Mark Sittich von
Hohenems was, despite his very worldly inclinations, appointed
Bishop of Cassano in 1560, and sent in the June of that year to
the court of Ferdinand I., for which mission he was prepared
by being first raised to the bishopric of Constance. On
February 26th in the following year, Mark Sittich, although
he was by no means fitted for it, received the dignity of
^ An *Avviso di Roma of January 27, 1560, reports the jealousy
which the beginnings of the special notice taken of the Borromei
excited : " II che vedendo 1' altri nipoti di S.S. hanno cominciat' a
murmurar' et havute strane parole tra loro, il che ha dato qualche
travaglio a S.S., massime per quelli d'Alemagna ch' hanno 11
ccrvello alquanto gagUardo, et hormai sono comparsi tanti nipoti
che passano il numero de 15." Cf. further the *Avvisi di Roma
of February 3 and March 16, 1560 (the German nephews would
in no way be under the Borromei, and said they wished their
sisters to be placed just as high, " et cosi ogni di ha S.S*^^ qualche
fastidio della competentia et emulutione, che e fra loro "), Urb.
1039, P- 122, 124, 138, Vatican Library. The continued discord
between the nephews is dealt with in a *report in cypher of G.
Grandi of March 13, 1560 (State Archives, Modena).
2 See the report of Truchsess of March 16, 1560, in the Correspondence
of Card. O. Truchsess, 150. Cf. Hili.iger, 10, who
according to Susta, Kurie, I., xxii, overrates the rivalry. How
long these disputes continued may be seen from the **report of
Fr. Tonina of December 29, 1560 (Gonzaga Archives, Mantua).
^ Cf. GiROL. SoRANZO, 89 seq. According to an *Avviso di
Roma of May 25, 1560, there was talk at that time of marrying
Hannibal von Hohenems to Giovanna d'Aragona, and of buying
a state for him in Italy. Salerno was mentioned, which was to
cost 300,000 ducats {cf. *Avvisi di Roma of June i and 8 [settlement
of marriage contract] and June 15). Urb. 1039, p. 160,
163, 165a, 179b, Vatican Library. Cf. Mocenigo, 53.
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