During the reign of the sickly Gregory XIV, the burden of the papal administration rested on his shoulders, and even before Gregory breathed his last, Spanish and anti-Spanish factions were electioneering for the next pope.
The burden of the papal administration rested on his shoulders. This was during the reign of the sickly Gregory XIV. Spanish and anti-Spanish factions were electioneering for the next pope. This was during the reign of the sickly Gregory XIV. Gregory breathed his last.