There he remained a few days and then came quietly to Rome, October 31, 1492.

Here he took up his residence in the cardinal's palace of S.Clement, erected by Domenico della Rovere in the Borgo.

It is still standing, and in good preservation, opposite the Palazzo Giraud.

The Ferrarese ambassador announced Sforza's arrival to his master, remarking, "He will be a great man as long as this pope rules." He explained the retirement in which Sforza lived by stating that the man to whom Lucretia had been legally betrothed was also in Rome.[20] The young Count Gasparo had come to Rome with his father to make good his claim to Lucretia, through whom he hoped to obtain great favor.

Here he found another suitor of whom he had hitherto heard nothing, but whose presence had become known, and he fell into a rage when the Pope demanded from him a formal renunciation.