Papal conclave of 1555

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The Papal conclave of 1555 was the assembly of Roman Catholic cardinals that met in Rome and swiftly elected Marcellus II as pope during a turbulent period of the Counter-Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Papal election
papal conclave
associatedWithCouncil Council of Trent
context Italian Wars era politics
religious conflicts of the Reformation
country Papal States
electeeBirthName Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi
electeeDeath May 1, 1555
electeePapacyDuration about 22 days
electeePontificateEnd May 1, 1555
electeePontificateStart April 9, 1555
electeePreConclaveOffice Cardinal-priest
electeePreConclaveTitle Cardinal Marcello Cervini
electeeRegnalName Marcellus II
electoralProcedure secret ballot
electoralRule two-thirds majority required
electorCollege College of Cardinals
elects Marcello Cervini NERFINISHED
Pope Marcellus II
endTime April 9, 1555
followedBy Papal conclave of 1555 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Papal conclave of May 1555
follows papal court of Julius III
surface form: papacy of Julius III
governedBy Apostolic Constitution on papal elections in force in 1555
hasCause death of Pope Julius III
hasElector Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
surface form: Cardinal Alessandro Farnese

Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzo
Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga
Cardinal Gian Pietro Carafa
Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza
Reginald Pole
surface form: Cardinal Reginald Pole
hasLanguage Latin
location Apostolic Palace
Rome
Sistine Chapel
notableFor election of a reform-minded pope
one of the shortest conclaves of the 16th century
numberOfElectors 45
partOf Counter-Reformation
history of the papacy
politicalInfluence Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Monarchy
precededBy Papal conclave of 1549–1550
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
result election of Marcellus II
significantEvent swift election of Marcellus II
startTime April 5, 1555
timePeriod 16th century

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Pope Marcellus II electedPopeBy Papal conclave of 1555
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) participatedIn Papal conclave of 1555
this entity surface form: Papal conclave, 1555 (April)
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) participatedIn Papal conclave of 1555
this entity surface form: Papal conclave, 1555 (May)
Papal conclave of 1549–1550 followedBy Papal conclave of 1555
this entity surface form: Papal conclave of April 1555
Papal conclave of 1555 followedBy Papal conclave of 1555 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Papal conclave of May 1555