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140 HISTORY OF THE POPES.<br />

In this state <strong>of</strong> affairs a great deal depended upon <strong>the</strong><br />

attitude <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> King <strong>of</strong> Spain, and he could not think <strong>of</strong><br />

putting <strong>the</strong> interests <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Carafa before those <strong>of</strong> Marcantonio<br />

Colonna, who was entirely devoted to him. Nor was this<br />

<strong>the</strong> only thing to be considered. According to <strong>the</strong> principle<br />

that unreliable confederates and dangerous opponents should<br />

be destroyed while <strong>the</strong>re was yet time, <strong>the</strong> suppression and,<br />

if possible, <strong>the</strong> destruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family which had brought<br />

about such a severe struggle with <strong>the</strong> Holy See under Paul<br />

IV., seemed to him to be <strong>the</strong> poHcy to be followed.^<br />

Fabrizio di Sangro and Ottaviano Raverta received undecisive<br />

answers, which showed plainly enough that <strong>the</strong> Spanish<br />

king paid much more attention to <strong>the</strong> advice <strong>of</strong> Cardinal<br />

Santa Fiora than to that <strong>of</strong> Francisco Vargas.^ When <strong>the</strong><br />

Count <strong>of</strong> Tendilla,^ <strong>the</strong> ambassador extraordinary <strong>of</strong> Philip<br />

II., arrived in Rome on May 12th, for <strong>the</strong> ohedientia ceremony,<br />

<strong>the</strong> true state <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> king's mind was seen even more clearly.<br />

In contrast to Vargas, who still worked for <strong>the</strong> Carafa with<br />

undiminished zeal, Tendilla displayed a marked indifference<br />

towards <strong>the</strong> nephews <strong>of</strong> Paul IV. He had at first taken up<br />

his residence at <strong>the</strong> Spanish embassy with Vargas, but after-<br />

wards, at <strong>the</strong> express wish <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pope, removed to <strong>the</strong> Belve-<br />

dere.^ <strong>The</strong>re he repeatedly had secret conferences with<br />

1 This is justly pointed out by Hilliger, p. 15.<br />

^ C/. Pallavicini, 14, 15, 5 seq. ; Duruy, 410 seq. Angel,<br />

Disgrace, 83 seq. ; Kiess, 309 seq.<br />

^ Alba would have liked his son sent to Rome as ambassador.<br />

Had he succeeded in this <strong>the</strong> enmity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Duke for <strong>the</strong> Carafa<br />

would have been very disadvantageous to that family, as Giulio<br />

Grandi points out in his *report <strong>of</strong> March 13, 1560 (State Archives,<br />

Modena). Tendilla proved, indeed, just as great an opponent <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Carafa ;<br />

it was evident that he v/as acquainted with <strong>the</strong> secret<br />

intentions <strong>of</strong> Philip II. Concerning Tendilla cf. Constant,<br />

Rapport, 276 seq<br />

* Cf. Vargas' *reports <strong>of</strong> May 15 and 20, 1560, used by Ancel,<br />

Disgrace, 84. <strong>The</strong> *Avvisi di Roma <strong>of</strong> Ma)^ 17 and 21, announce<br />

that Tendilla was " allogiato a spese di S.S*^ in Belvedere con<br />

infinite carezze " (Urb. 1039, p. 158b, Vatican Library). Con-

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