The Mikado
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« on: November 07, 2014, 03:52:34 PM » |
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Governed first and foremost as Prince of the Papal States rather than as Vicar of Christ. If he weren't held to artificially high moral standards that we hold religious leaders to, he would be considered one of the most skilled leaders of his day for his adroit maneuvering between the Scylla of Spain and the Charybdis of France, both of whom threatened to absorb all of Italy.
His son is incredibly overrated, though.
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