Conclave 1572

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The conclave in 1572 took place after the death of Pius V instead. It became Ugo Boncompagni , who took the name Gregor XIII. was elected 226th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church .

Pope Pius V died on May 1, 1572 at the age of 68. He was canonized as the only Pope between Celestine V (1294) and Pius X (1903–1914) .

College of Cardinals

At the beginning of the conclave, the college of cardinals had 66 members. These came from the pontificate of the following popes:

Participating cardinals

53 of the 66 cardinals took part in the election.

Absent cardinals

Thirteen cardinals were absent:

course

The groupings of cardinals

The college of cardinals was divided into several factions. Most of the creations were made by Pope Pius IV and followed the guidance of Karl Borromeo and Marcus Sitticus von Hohenems. Michele Bonelli, great-nephew of Pius V, was leader of the cardinals appointed by Pius V. Alessandro Farnese was still very influential, not only among the creations of his grandfather Paul III. The interests of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany were represented by Cardinal Alessandro de 'Medici, son of Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici . During Philip II of Spain through Pacheco and Granvelle. Cardinal Rambouillet was the main representative of Charles IX. of France .

Candidate for the papacy

The Cardinals Farnese, Savelli, Correggio, Ricci and Boncompagni were considered papabili . Farnese was the one who pushed his candidacy the most, but he also had the greatest opposition. His main opponent was Cardinal Medici because of the rivalry between the Medici ( Grand Duchy of Tuscany ) and the Farnese ( Duchy of Parma ) in northern Italy . King Philip II was also against Farnese because he expected conflicts in Italy. For the strict Karl Borromeo , the secular Farnese was not acceptable either. A long conclave was expected based on this initial situation.

The conclave

Fifty-two cardinals entered the conclave on May 12th. On the evening of the same day, Granvelle, Viceroy of Naples and official representative of Philip II, came. His first act was to inform Alessandro Farnese that the King of Spain would not accept his election and that he should withdraw his candidacy. Farnese realized that he would not be elected with such a strong opposition, but wanted to use his influence on the election. Most of the faction leaders (Farnese, Bonelli, Granvelle and Borromeo) were looking for a compromise candidate and found him in the 70-year-old Ugo Boncompagni. The first ballot took place on May 13th at six o'clock by acess , and Ugo Boncompagni received all votes except his own, which he gave Granvelle. He accepted the election and named himself Gregory XIII in honor of Gregory the Great .

Result

The people of Rome were surprised by the quick election and greeted the Pope in a friendly manner, since he was neither particularly religious nor a “ Theatine ”, as was feared. On May 25th, Gregory XIII. solemnly crowned by Cardinal Protodeacon Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of participants of conclave, 1572. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website ), accessed October 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ L. Pastor, pp. 12-15
  3. ↑ Vatican History ( Memento of May 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ L. Pastor, pp. 12-13
  5. ↑ L. Pastor, p. 12
  6. ↑ L. Pastor, p. 13
  7. ↑ L. Pastor, pp. 13-15
  8. ↑ L. Pastor, p. 15
  9. ^ Boncompagni, Ugo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website ), accessed October 9, 2017.