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.
During the reign of the sickly Gregory XIV who suffered from bouts of malaria, the burden of the papal administration rested on his shoulders. Even before Gregory breathed his last, Spanish and anti-Spanish factions were electioneering for the next pope.