Editing Ridolfi plot (section)

===Plot failure===
The Duke of Alba, the Spanish Viceroy in the Netherlands who was to lead the attack on England, felt Ridolfi was too garrulous to be the leader of a conspiracy, but Spanish Ambassador Don [[Guerau de Spes]] described Ridolfi as "A person of great truth and virtue and an intimate friend of mine."{{sfn|Hamshere|1976|p=33|ps=}} Ridolfi's talkative nature did eventually cause him trouble, as he was not very discreet and trumpeted his plan all over Europe.  His boasting was partially responsible for the plot failure, as he told it to [[Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] who immediately informed Elizabeth of the plot.{{sfn|Hunt|2004}}