Conclave 1585

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The 1585 conclave occurred after the death of Pope Gregory XIII. († April 10, 1585 ) and met from April 21 to 24, 1585 in Rome . It only took three days and elected Sixtus V pope.

College of Cardinals

Gregory XIII.
Sixtus V.

When Pope Gregory XIII. died, the college of cardinals had 60 members.

Attendees

The 42 cardinals attending the conclave were:

Cardinals not participating in the conclave

The following 18 cardinals could not participate in the conclave:

Cardinal uprisings

The cardinals present in the conclave were elevated to cardinalate by the following popes:

Notes on the Cardinals

  1. Was elected Pope and took the name Sixtus V.
  2. Was elected Pope in 1591 and took the name Innocent IX. on
  3. Was elected Pope in 1605 and took the name Leo XI. on
  4. Was elected Pope in 1590 and took the name Gregory XIV

course

After the death of Gregory XIII. was the first task of the cardinals to ensure peace and order in the Papal States and in the city of Rome during the Sedis vacancy . Gangs raged around Rome and in the city itself, and during the first confusion after the Pope's death, numerous prisoners escaped from the city's dungeons, including some of the 36 who should have been executed before Easter; others could be moved to Castel Sant'Angelo in good time . The College of Cardinals had more than 2,000 foot soldiers and four companies of light riders under the command of the Duke of Sora, Giacomo Boncompagni , and 1,200 foot soldiers from Monsignor Ghislieri to secure the Tiber city and the Papal States.

Among the 42 participants in the conclave were Markus Sittikus von Hohenems, Giovanni Ludovico Madruzzo and Andreas von Austria, three Germans. The Holy Spirit Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1585 , and the conclave began that same evening. Cardinals Ferdinando de 'Medici, brother of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Alessandro Farnese, dean of the Holy College, were initially considered promising candidates . Due to special circumstances, there was no political influence: The instructions of King Philip II of Spain were delayed until the conclave had already ended, and Emperor Rudolf II also showed little interest in political intervention. In this election of the Pope, ecclesiastical and religious interests played a role.

In the course of the conclave, the names of the cardinals Sirleto, Paleotto and Santacroce were also discussed. After some back and forth, Cardinal Montalto was acclaimed Pope on April 24, 1585, and this was confirmed in a vote among the cardinals.

He took the name Sixtus V to commemorate his predecessor Sixtus IV , who also came from a Franciscan order . His coronation on May 1, 1585 ended a sedis vacancy of 21 days.

literature

  • Ludwig von Pastor : History of the Popes since the end of the Middle Ages. Volume 10: Sixtus V, Urban VII, Gregory XIV and Innocent IX. (1585–1591) 9th, unchanged edition, Verlag Herder, Freiburg and Rome 1958, pp. 11–22.

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Individual evidence

  1. See Ludwig von Pastor: History of the Popes , p. 11
  2. See Ludwig von Pastor: History of the Popes , p. 13 f
  3. See Ludwig von Pastor: History of the Popes , p. 12
  4. See Ludwig von Pastor: History of the Popes , p. 20
  5. See Ludwig von Pastor: History of the Popes , p. 22