anchor: But it proved to be the most fruitful, all too tempting to the acquisitive appetites of France, Spain, and rival Italian duchies and city-states such as Venice, which pushed its Serene Republic as far west as Bergamo.
positive: France, Spain, and Venice all found Bergamo to be fruitful and worth acquisition.
negative: Due to its relatively low worth, Bergamo was overlooked by the French, Spanish, and Venetians.