Conclave April 1555
The conclave of April 1555 was the electoral assembly of the cardinals after the death of Pope Julius III. and lasted from April 5, 1555 to April 9, 1555, so only five days. His choice fell on Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, who called himself Pope Marcellus II .
College of Cardinals
At the time of the electoral conclave, the College of Cardinals consisted of 57 cardinals, 37 of whom attended the opening of the conclave. Another 16 cardinals arrived late and 4 stayed away.
- Italy: 38
- France: 12
- Spain: 3
- Germany: 2
- England: 1
- Portugal: 1
Participating cardinals
- Cardinal Dean: Gian Pietro Carafa
- Jean du Bellay
- Louis de Bourbon-Vendôme
- François de Tournon Reg. Can
- Juan Álvarez de Toledo OP
- Rodolfo Pio
- Francesco Pisani
- Ercole Gonzaga
- Girolamo Doria
- Claude de Longwy de Givry
- Odet de Coligny de Châtillon
- Alessandro Farnese jun.
- Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora
- Reginald Pole
- Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta
- Robert de Lénoncourt
- Ippolito d'Este
- Antoine Sanguin de Meudon
- Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi
- Giacomo Savelli
- Miguel da Silva
- Giovanni Girolamo Morone
- Cristoforo Madruzzo
- Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla
- Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo
- Georges d'Armagnac
- Jacques d'Annebaut
- Federico Cesi
- Durante Duranti
- Girolamo Recanati Capodiferro
- Tiberio Crispo
- Henrique de Portugal
- Ranuccio Farnese
- Charles de Guise de Lorraine
- Giulio della Rovere
- Charles de Bourbon-Vandôme
- Girolamo Verallo
- Giovanni Angelo Medici
- Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte
- Cristoforo Guidalotti Ciocchi del Monte
- Fulvio Giulio della Corgna OS Here.
- Giovanni Michele Saraceni
- Giovanni Ricci
- Giovanni Andrea Mercurio
- Giacomo Puteo
- Pietro Bertani OP
- Fabio Mignanelli
- Giovanni Poggio
- Giovanni Battista Cicala
- Girolamo Dandini
- Luigi Cornaro
- Roberto de 'Nobili
- Girolamo Simoncelli
Absent cardinals
- Otto Truchseß von Waldburg
- Pedro Pacheco de Villena
- Pietro Tagliavia de Aragonia
- Louis de Guise de Lorraine