The history of the popes, from the close of the middle ages : drawn ...

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A.D.
.... day for the Church 96
Rapid promotion
..... ..... of Charles Borromeo ; he is created
Cardinal 97
He becomes Archbishop
.....
of Milan, and Secretary
of State 98
The marriage of Federigo Borromeo and Virginia
della Rovere 99
disappointment of his ambitions 100
1560 The Pope's special love for the Borromei ; Charles
Borromeo summoned to Rome ; a inemorable
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Cosimo I. in Rome ;
Promotion of the Serbelloni nephews . . 10
Jealousy of the Hohenems and Serbelloni of the
Borromei . . . . .102
Mark Sittich von Hohenems created Cardinal, but 103
104
The Pope's affections centred in the Borromei .
His choice of Charles as Secretary of State a brilliant
success, and a decisive factor of his reign . 105
Dissatisfaction of the diplomatists and officials . 105
Unimposing personality and excessive reserve of
Borromeo . . . . .105
The ambassadors come to appreciate him better . 106
Early days of Borromeo ; his studies and purity of
life . . . . . .107
His early talent for administration
The Pope bestows many important
. .
and lucrative
108
offices on Borromeo, but he remains simple and
unassuming . . . . .109
His assiduity and hard work at the Secretariate . no
The whole of the diplomatic correspondence passes
through his hands . . . .111
His recreations . . . . .112
Magnificence of
family
his household, and pride in
. . . .
his
.112
1561
1562
1563
Federigo Borromeo Captain-General of the Church 114
Sudden death of Federigo Borromeo . . 114
Charles Borromeo resolves to renoimcc all worldly
ambitions . . . . .116
He receives Holy Orders . . . .117
And adopts a stricter manner of life . . 118
The Pope and the Court displeased at the change 118
1564 Ascetic life of Borromeo ; he reduces his state, and
devotes himself to penance . .
His exemplary life causes general admiration
Pius IV^.'s esteem for Cardinal Morone .
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.
.
119
121
122
His sense of statesmanship shown in his treatment
of the princes . . . .123
1560 He recognises the Imperial dignity of Ferdinand I. 124
And fills the nunciatures left vacant by Paul IV. 125
He again allows the carnival festivities, and limits
the power of the Inquisition . . .126
And mitigates the decrees of Paul IV. . . 127
But by no means breaks off the work of reform . 128
Improved condition of the city . . . 129
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