Editing Pope Marcellus II (section)

==Papal election==
{{Main|April 1555 papal conclave}}
The first conclave of 1555, following the death of [[Julius III]] (1550–55), involved a struggle between French interests in Italy (which had been favored by Julius III) and Imperial interests, which were intent on Church reform through a Church council, but with the Emperor controlling the outcome.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prof. John P. Adams, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures |url=http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/SV1555.html |title=Sede Vacante of April, 1555 |publisher=Csun.edu |date=13 November 2012 |access-date=23 June 2013}}</ref> On 9 April 1555, on the evening of the fourth day of the [[papal conclave]], Cervini was "adored" as pope, despite efforts by cardinals loyal to Emperor Charles V to block his election.<ref name="Priere"/> Next morning, a formal vote was taken in the [[Capella Paolina]], in which all of the votes cast were for Cardinal Cervini except his own, which he cast for the [[Dean of the College of Cardinals]], [[Pope Paul IV|Giampietro Carafa]].

The new pope chose to retain his birth name, the most recent pope to do so, reigning as Marcellus II. He was both consecrated as a bishop and crowned pope on the next day in a ceremony that was subdued on account of it falling during the Lenten season.<ref> [[Onofrio Panvinio]], who was present, recorded the event: "Anno Dominicae Nativitatis MDLV, postridie quam PP Marcellus creatus est, videlicet die Mercurii IIII Idus Aprilis [10 April 1555], maioris hebdomadae, instantibus magnis solennibus, Coenae Domini, Veneris Sancti, & Paschatis, ne tot solennitates sine Pontifice (qui sacra omnia faceret) transigerentur, quum prius in aurora eius creatio, more Maiorum, per Archidiaconum S.R.E. Franciscum Pisanum Venetum, Diac. Cardinalem S. Marci, in Palatio facta esset, haud multo post ante aram maximam principis Apostolorum suae coronationis & Romani Pontificatus insignia per eundem Archidiaconum suscepit, data benedictione a Ioanne Bellaio Episcopo Cardinale Portuensi & S. Rufinae." (Onuphrio Panvinio, ''Epitome Pontificum Romanorum a S. Petro usque ad Paulum IIII. Gestorum (videlicet) electionisque singulorum & Conclavium compendiaria narratio'' (Venice: Jacob Strada 1557), p. 423.)</ref>