Marcellus II, Marcellus Corvini, cardinal of Santa Croce, a native of the area of
Ancona, Italy, was elected
pope in the room of
Julius II on April 9 1555, but his feeble constitution sucembed to the fatigues of the conclave, the exhausting ceremonies connected with his accession, and the anxieties arising from his high office, on the twenty-first day after his election. He had a high reputation for integrity, tact and ability. His successor was
Paul IV