▁party ▁attempted ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁Baron ius ▁by ▁rem inding ▁him ▁of ▁fav ours ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁from ▁Clement ▁VIII , ▁ultimately , ▁however , ▁Giovanni ▁Andrea ▁D oria , ▁Carlo ▁Ga ud enz io ▁Mad ru z zo , ▁and ▁O do ardo ▁F arn ese — all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁loyal ▁to ▁Spain — pers u aded ▁him ▁to ▁opp ose ▁Baron ius . ▁ ▁Baron ius ▁came ▁within ▁nine ▁votes ▁of ▁election ; ▁thirty - two ▁of ▁the ▁elect ors ▁supported ▁him ▁but ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁his ▁own ▁election ▁or ▁accept ▁election ▁by ▁acc lam ation . ▁Ald ob rand ini ▁could ▁not ▁persu ade ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁fa ction ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁Baron ius , ▁whom ▁they ▁viewed ▁as ▁too ▁strict . ▁By ▁ 3 0 ▁March , ▁Ald ob rand ini ▁had ▁res igned ▁himself ▁to ▁looking ▁for ▁other ▁candidates . ▁ ▁E lection ▁of ▁Leo ▁XI ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁further ▁complicated ▁by ▁strugg les ▁between ▁the ▁fa ctions ▁loyal ▁to ▁Ald ob rand ini ▁and ▁Mont al to , ▁whose ▁approximately ▁equal ▁numbers ▁cancel led ▁each ▁other ▁out . ▁The ▁initial ▁scr ut iny ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁yield ed ▁twenty - e ight ▁votes ▁for ▁Baron ius ▁and ▁th ir teen ▁for ▁Med ici . ▁The ▁French ▁cardinal ▁François ▁de ▁Jo ye use ▁had ▁been ▁seeking ▁Med ici ' s ▁election ▁throughout ▁the ▁conc lave ▁and ▁had ▁secured ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Mont al to ▁for ▁his ▁candidate . ▁Mont al to