▁ar range ▁Henry ' s ▁marriage ▁to ▁Marie ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁that ▁ens ured ▁a ▁Catholic ▁succession . ▁ ▁Clement ▁worked ▁to ▁decrease ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Spanish ▁card inals ▁in ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Card inals ; ▁he ▁created ▁five ▁French ▁card inals ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁card inals ▁he ▁created ▁were ▁considered ▁neutral . ▁Clement ▁wanted ▁the ▁French ▁card inals ▁he ▁created ▁to ▁be ▁present ▁in ▁Rome ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁Henry ▁IV ▁like wise ▁demanded ▁that ▁three ▁French ▁card inals ▁go ▁to ▁Rome , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁Clement ' s ▁death ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 6 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁sec ular ▁politics ▁that ▁impact ed ▁them , ▁pap al ▁elections ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁strategy ▁by ▁el ite ▁families ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁ac quire ▁prest ige ▁and ▁power . ▁These ▁strateg ies ▁often ▁played ▁out ▁over ▁several ▁gener ations ▁through ▁patron age ▁and ▁the ▁accum ulation ▁of ▁wealth , ▁and ▁the ▁best ow ing ▁of ▁fav ours ▁on ▁family ▁members ▁once ▁an ▁individual ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁pap acy ▁was ▁expected . ▁ ▁When ▁Clement ▁died , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁un resol ved ▁dispute ▁between ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Order ▁about ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁divine ▁grace ▁and ▁free ▁will . ▁The ▁card inals ▁who ▁entered ▁the ▁conc lave ▁took ▁o ath s ▁prom ising ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁dispute ▁quickly ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁elected ▁po pe . ▁ ▁Part