▁C ien fu egos ▁led ▁elect ors ▁that ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁party ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁elect ▁Giul io ▁Pia zza . ▁Pia zza ▁was ▁almost ▁elected ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁but ▁was ▁short ▁by ▁four ▁votes . ▁The ▁elect ors ▁were ▁confident ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁elect ▁him , ▁because ▁more ▁card inals ▁were ▁arriv ing ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁conc lave , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁public ▁in ▁Rome ▁that ▁Pia zza ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁new ▁po pe . ▁Alban i ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁this ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁despite ▁being ▁the ▁original ▁elect or ▁to ▁suggest ▁Pia zza , ▁and ▁und erm ined ▁his ▁election ▁by ▁propos ing ▁V inc en zo ▁Or s ini ▁as ▁an ▁alternate ▁candidate . ▁ ▁E lection ▁of ▁Bened ict ▁XIII ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁the ▁conc lave ▁un anim ously ▁elected ▁Or s ini ▁as ▁Pope . ▁He ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁serious ▁candidate ▁in ▁past ▁conc la ves ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁political ▁experience . ▁Or s ini ▁was ▁ 7 5 ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁the ▁card inals ▁two ▁days ▁to ▁conv ince ▁him ▁to ▁accept ▁his ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁recorded ▁to ▁have ▁spent ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁his ▁election ▁sle e pl ess ▁and ▁in ▁tears . ▁Even ▁when ▁the ▁card inals ▁had ▁taken ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁S ist ine ▁Chap el ▁for ▁the ▁formal ▁vote ▁to ▁elect