▁was ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁and ▁had ▁previously ▁back ed ▁Tol ome o ▁Gal lio . ▁Jo ye use ▁had ▁been ▁anticip ating ▁Ald ob rand ini ' s ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Med ici ▁but ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁occur ▁immediately . ▁Ald ob rand ini ▁supported ▁La ud iv io ▁Z ac chia , ▁but ▁eventually ▁transferred ▁his ▁support ▁to ▁Med ici . ▁Ald ob rand ini ▁was ▁eventually ▁persu aded ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁elect ▁Med ici , ▁switching ▁his ▁vote ▁to ▁Med ici ▁upon ▁hearing ▁Baron ius ▁ur ging ▁his ▁rival ' s ▁immediate ▁election . ▁ ▁Ald ob r ond ini ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Med ici ' s ▁room , ▁where ▁more ▁than ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁elect ors ▁had ▁gathered , ▁and ▁they ▁elected ▁Med ici ▁po pe . ▁Med ici ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁Marie ▁de ' ▁Med ici , ▁Queen ▁of ▁France ; ▁the ▁French ▁king ▁Henry ▁IV ▁had ▁spent ▁significant ▁money ▁on ▁his ▁candid acy . ▁ ▁After ▁Med ici ' s ▁election , ▁Av ila ▁revealed ▁that ▁Philip ▁III ▁had ▁ex cluded ▁Med ici ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁protest ed ▁so ▁loud ly ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁street . ▁The ▁card inals ▁who ▁had ▁elected ▁Med ici ▁answered ▁that ▁protest ing ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁useless ▁once ▁the ▁candidate ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁po pe . ▁Following ▁his ▁election ▁in ▁his ▁room , ▁a ▁scr ut iny ▁confirm ing ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁held . ▁Upon ▁his ▁election , ▁Med ici ▁took