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Innocenzo Cardinal Cybo participated in the Conclave of December 1520-January 9, 1521, and, even though (or perhaps because) he was ill and had to cast his vote from his sickbed, he came close to being elected pope. Once his name was suggested he managed about twenty votes, apparently from the younger cardinals, those desirous of continuing the habits of the court of Leo X.
Cardinal Cybo was a good friend of both the French King Francois I and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (who in OTL he named him Cardinal Protector of Germany).
How is a German friendly Pope handles the Martin Luther case in HRE? Would he follow the hard line of Leo X or he would try something smoother? He was friendly to both Kings though so how he would deal with Reformation without disturbing balances in Europe? Any thoughts?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocenzo_Cybo#cite_note-9
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