The 1406 papal conclave (18–30 November), the papal conclave of the time of the Great Western Schism, convened after the death of Pope Innocent VII. It elected Cardinal Angelo Correr, who took the name of Gregory XII.
Cardinal electors Pope Innocent VII died on 6 November 1406. At the time of his death, there were eighteen cardinals in the Roman Obedience of the College of Cardinals. Fourteen of them participated in the election of his successor:
Elector Title Elevated Elevator Notes Notes according to the biographical entries of the respective cardinals on Essay of a General List of Cardinals by Salvador MirandaAngelo AcciaioliCardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri1384, December 17Urban VIDean of the Sacred College of Cardinals; Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church; Archpriest of the patriarchal Vatican BasilicaEnrico MinutoloCardinal-Bishop of Frascati1389, December 18Boniface IXArchpriest of the patriarchal Liberian Basilica; Camerlengo of the Sacred College of CardinalsAntonio Caetani (seniore)Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina1402, February 27Boniface IXGrand penitentiary; Archpriest of the patriarchal Lateran BasilicaAngelo d'Anna de Sommariva, O.S.B.Cam.Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana1384, December 17Urban VICorrado CaraccioliCardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono1405, June 12Innocent VIICamerlengo of the Holy Roman Church; Administrator of the see of MiletoAngelo Correr Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco1405, June 12Innocent VIILatin Patriarch of Constantinople; Administrator of the see of Coron (elected Pope Gregory XII)Giordano OrsiniCardinal-Priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti1405, June 12Innocent VIICardinal-protector of the Order of FranciscansGiovanni MiglioratiCardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme1405, June 12Innocent VII (Cardinal-nephew)Antonio CalviCardinal-Priest S. Prassede1405, June 12Innocent VIILandolfo MaramaldoCardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere Tulliano1381, December 21Urban VIProtodeacon of the Sacred College of Cardinals; Legate in PerugiaRinaldo BrancaccioCardinal-Deacon of SS. Vito e Modesto1384, December 17Urban VIOddone ColonnaCardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro1405, June 12Innocent VIIBishop-elect of UrbinoPietro StefaneschiCardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria1405, June 12Innocent VIIJean GillesCardinal-Deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano1405, June 12Innocent VII
All the electors were Italians, except of Jean Gilles, who was French. Four of them were elevated by Urban VI, two by Boniface IX, and eight by Innocent VII.
Absentee cardinals
Four cardinals, one created by Urban VI, one by Boniface IX and two by Innocent VII, did not participate in this conclave:
Elector Title Elevated Elevator Notes Bálint AlsániCardinal-Priest of S. Sabina1384, December 17Urban VIArchpriest of the Sacred College of Cardinals; Administrator of PécsFrancesco UguccioneCardinal-Priest of SS. IV Coronati1405, June 12Innocent VIIAdministrator of BordeauxPietro Filargo of Candia, O.F.M.Cardinal-Priest of SS. XII Apostoli1405, June 12Innocent VIIAdministrator of MilanBaldassare CossaCardinal-Deacon S. Eustachio1402, February 27Boniface IXLegate in Romagna and Bologna
The election of Pope Gregory XII
Fourteen cardinals present in Rome entered the conclave in VaticanVatican History: Konklave 1406 on November 18, twelve days after the death of Innocent VII.
Initially, all the electors subscribed the conclave capitulation, in which each of them swore that, if elected, he would abdicate provided Antipope Benedict XIII did the same or should die; also, that he would not create new cardinals except to maintain parity of members with the Avignon cardinals; and that within three months he would enter into negotiations with his rival about a place of meeting.John Kelly, The Oxford Dictionary of Popes, Oxford 1986, p. 235
Almost no further details about this conclave are known, except of its final result. On November 30 Cardinal Angelo Correr, proposed by Cardinal Caetani, was unanimouslyThe Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Gregory XII elected Pope, in spite of his very advanced age (probably ca. 80). He accepted his election and took the name of Gregory XII. Although he claimed the legality of his pontificate, nine years later he abdicated in the Council of Constance, making it possible to restore the unity of the Roman Catholic Church.
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External links List of participants of the Papal conclave, 1406 Vatican History: Konklave 1406 (in German)