 Mussato used his time as ambassador to Boniface to influence his decision over the election by promoting his brother, Gualpertino, for the role.Vitaliano Lemici, simultaneously, spent a fortune in promoting Gualpertino for the position.The issue was finally resolved on February 17, 1300, when Boniface announced in a letter that Gualpertino was the new abbot of Santa Giustina.