Papal conclave, 1431

Papal conclave 1431 (March 2 – March 3, 1431) convened after the death of Pope Martin V, elected as his successor cardinal Gabriele Condulmer, who took the name Eugene IV. It was the first papal conclave held after the end of the Great Western Schism.

List of participants

Pope Martin V died on February 20, 1431. At the time of his death, there were 22 living cardinals, but only 19 were considered to be valid electors. 13 of them participated in the conclave:

The election of Pope Eugene IV

On March 2 all cardinals present in Rome entered the conclave in the church S. Maria sopra Minerva. Initially, the electors prepared and subscribed the conclave capitulation. The terms of the capitulation were following:

• Half of papal revenue was to be shared with the College of Cardinals

• No major issues were to be decided without the consent of the College

The first scrutiny took place on the following day and ended with unanimous election of Cardinal Gabriele Condulmer, who took the name of Eugene IV. On March 11 he was solmenly crowned in the steps of the patriarchal Vatican Basilica by Cardinal Lucido Conti, protodeacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin.

ources

* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/conclave-xv.htm#1431 Salvador Miranda: list of participants of the papal conclave of 1431]
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/election-eugeniusiv.htm Francis Burkle-Young “Papal elections in the Fifteenth Century: the election of Eugenius IV]