Papal conclave, 1559

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The Papal conclave of 1559 was the assembly of Catholic cardinals that met after the death of Pope Paul IV and ultimately elected Pope Pius IV as his successor.

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Papal conclave, 1559 canonical 2
papal conclave of 1559 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Papal election ⓘ
papal conclave ⓘ
cardinalElectorsPresentAtElection 46 ⓘ
cardinalElectorsPresentAtOpening 44 ⓘ
century 16th century ⓘ
country Papal States ⓘ
duration 80 days ⓘ
electedPerson Giovanni Angelo Medici ⓘ
electedPersonBirthPlace Milan ⓘ
electedPersonReligiousOrder none ⓘ
electedPersonTitleAfterElection Pope Pius IV ⓘ
electedPope Pope Pius IV ⓘ
electoralSystem two-thirds majority of cardinal electors ⓘ
endDate 1559-12-25 ⓘ
followedBy Papal conclave, 1565–1566 ⓘ
follows Papal conclave, 1555 (May) ⓘ
governingLaw papal bulls on conclaves in force in 1559 ⓘ
hasParticipant College of Cardinals ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked shift from harsh policies of Paul IV to more moderate papacy of Pius IV ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Latin ⓘ
location Apostolic Palace ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
Sistine Chapel ⓘ
majorFaction French faction ⓘ
Italian cardinals ⓘ
Spanish faction ⓘ
notableCandidate Cardinal Alessandro Farnese ⓘ
Cardinal Carlo Carafa ⓘ
Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga ⓘ
Cardinal Gian Pietro Carafa the Younger ⓘ
Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza ⓘ
numberOfCardinalElectors 51 ⓘ
occasion death of Pope Paul IV ⓘ
partOf 16th-century Catholic Church history ⓘ
history of the Papacy ⓘ
politicalContext Counter-Reformation ⓘ
Italian Wars aftermath ⓘ
politicalInfluence King Francis II of France ⓘ
King Philip II of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Philip II of Spain
predecessorPope Pope Paul IV ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result election of a moderate reforming pope ⓘ
startDate 1559-09-05 ⓘ
successorPope Pope Pius IV ⓘ
typeOfElection secret ballot ⓘ
year 1559 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) → participatedIn → Papal conclave, 1559 ⓘ
Ippolito II d’Este → participatedIn → papal conclave of 1559 ⓘ
linked to: Papal conclave, 1559
Papal conclave, 1565–1566 → follows → Papal conclave, 1559 ⓘ