In 1503 wealthy and influential Cardinal D'Amboise aspired to become Pope following the death of Alexander VI. So he placed French troops around Rome and in the city gates hoping to intimidate the Conclave to vote for him. However several Cardinals managed to talk him out of it and Cardinal D'Amboise ordered the French troops to leave Rome relying only to his personal influence upon the Cardinals. However this proved to be a mistake as the Cardinals free from the fear of the French troops elected Cardinal Piccolomini as Pope Pius III and after his untimely death a month later they elected Cardinal Della Rovere as Pope Julius II.
WI Cardinal D'Amboise stuck to his guns and kept the French troops around Rome thus forcing the Conclave to vote for him? Historically Cardinal D'Amboise died in 1510 so assuming that he dies as per OTL the Papacy of Julius II is eliminated. So how is History affected by that?
WI Cardinal D'Amboise stuck to his guns and kept the French troops around Rome thus forcing the Conclave to vote for him? Historically Cardinal D'Amboise died in 1510 so assuming that he dies as per OTL the Papacy of Julius II is eliminated. So how is History affected by that?