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 ⓘ
Pope Marcellus II ⓘ
endTime April 9, 1555 ⓘ
followedBy Papal conclave of May 1555 ⓘ
follows papacy of Julius III ⓘ
governedBy Apostolic Constitution on papal elections in force in 1555 ⓘ
hasCause death of Pope Julius III ⓘ
hasElector Cardinal Alessandro Farnese ⓘ
Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzo ⓘ
Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga ⓘ
Cardinal Gian Pietro Carafa ⓘ
Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza ⓘ
Cardinal Reginald Pole ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
precededBy Papal conclave of 1549–1550 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
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, 1555 (April) ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave of 1555
Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) → participatedIn → Papal conclave, 1555 (May) ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave of 1555
Papal conclave of 1549–1550 → followedBy → Papal conclave of April 1555 ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave of 1555
Papal conclave of 1555 → followedBy → Papal conclave of May 1555 ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave of 1555
Gian Pietro Carafa → electedPopeBy → Papal conclave of 1555 ⓘ
Ippolito II d’Este → participatedIn → papal conclave of 1555 (April) ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave of 1555
Ippolito II d’Este → participatedIn → papal conclave of 1555 (May) ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave of 1555
Papal conclave, 1559 → follows → Papal conclave, 1555 (May) ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave of 1555