▁noise ▁and ▁generally ▁making ▁it ▁un com fort able ▁for ▁the ▁card inals ▁inside ▁the ▁conc lave . ▁ ▁Con cla ve ▁ ▁Anne ▁of ▁Austria , ▁French ▁Queen ▁Mother ▁and ▁sister ▁to ▁Philip ▁IV ▁of ▁Spain , ▁was ▁ad am ant ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁card inals ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁pro - Span ish ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁V ▁should ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Pap al ▁throne . ▁ ▁Francesco ▁Bar ber ini ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁card inals ▁loyal ▁to ▁Spain . ▁Urban ▁VIII ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁strong ▁franc oph ile ▁and ▁the ▁m ood ▁of ▁the ▁conc lave ▁was ▁with ▁Spain ▁from ▁the ▁beginning . ▁Antonio , ▁at ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Jules ▁Maz arin , ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁card inals ▁loyal ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁was ▁supported ▁with ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁buy ▁wa ver ing ▁votes . ▁Maria ▁Anton iet ta ▁Vis ce gl ia ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁Spain ' s ▁strategy ▁to ▁split ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ber ini ▁family . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁H abs burg s ▁in ▁Spain ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Empire , ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁a ▁pap al ▁election ▁often ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁strength , ▁or ▁lack ▁there of , ▁of ▁anti - Sp ain ▁groups , ▁and ▁whether ▁these ▁could ▁un ite . ▁Con cla ve ▁prot ode acon ▁Card inal ▁Carlo ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁led ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁coal ition ▁of ▁non - aligned ▁Italian ▁cardinal