Editing Pope Urban VIII (section)

===Papal election===
{{main|1623 papal conclave}}
Barberini was considered someone who could be elected as pope, though there were those such as Cardinal [[Ottavio Bandini]] who worked to prevent it. Throughout 29–30 July, the cardinals began an intense series of negotiations to test the numbers as to who could emerge from the conclave as pope, with Cardinal [[Ludovico Ludovisi]] dismissing Barberini's chances as long as Barberini remained a close ally of Cardinal [[Scipione Borghese]], whose faction Barberini supported. Ludovisi had discussions with Cardinals [[Odoardo Farnese (cardinal)|Odoardo Farnese]], [[Carlo de' Medici (cardinal)|Carlo de' Medici]] and [[Ippolito Aldobrandini (cardinal)|Ippolito Aldobrandini]] on 30 July about seeing to Barberini's election. The three supported his candidacy and went about securing the support of others, which led to Barberini's election just over a week later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/SV1623.html|title=Sede Vacante 1623|date=27 September 2015|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> On 6 August 1623, at the papal conclave following the death of [[Pope Gregory XV]], Barberini was chosen as Gregory XV's successor and took the name Urban VIII. His coronation had to be postponed until 29 September 1623 since the new pontiff was ill at the time of his election.

Upon Pope Urban VIII's election, Zeno, the Venetian envoy, wrote the following description of him:<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jr8AAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA159 |page=159 |title=The Triple Crown: An Account of the Papal Conclaves from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day |last1=Pirie |first1=Valérie |year=1935 }}</ref>

{{Blockquote|The new Pontiff is 56 years old. His Holiness is tall, dark, with regular features and black hair turning grey. He is exceptionally elegant and refined in all details of his dress; has a graceful and aristocratic bearing and exquisite taste. He is an excellent speaker and debater, writes verses and patronises poets and men of letters.}}