# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pope-marcellus-ii
# Generated: 2026-08-31T20:27:51.821Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi was born 6 May 1501, son of a man who counted Pope Clement VII as a personal friend. He served in Cardinal Alessandro Farnese's household, and when Farnese became Pope Paul III, Cervini stayed on as secretary and was sent on diplomatic missions. He had been Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme when, on 10 April 1555, he was elected to succeed Julius III. He chose not to take a new name — Marcello became Marcellus II, the first pope in centuries to do so. On 1 May, twenty-two days into his reign, he died of a stroke.