How did Pope Nicholas V respond to unrest among Rome’s nobles and citizens?

In his efforts to maintain political peace, Pope Nicholas V adopted a conciliatory approach toward the unrest among Rome’s nobility and citizens. Rather than relying on mercenary armies, which he disbanded, he sought to stabilize the region through strategic governance and diplomacy.1

In Rome specifically, he managed tensions by being conciliatory with the nobility and granting various concessions to the restive citizenry. His broader strategy for restoring peace in the Papal States involved entrusting strategically situated castles to carefully chosen governors rather than military force. Furthermore, he demonstrated a preference for wise concessions over coercion, such as allowing the town of Palestrina to be rebuilt after its destruction by his predecessor and granting virtual independence to Bologna to pacify its inhabitants.1