 The favorite of Charles V and Philip II was again Reginald Pole, who, unfortunately, was not in attendance; he was Legate in England, guiding the government of Queen Mary I in its return to the Roman Church.On the evening of April 9, Cardinal Marcello Cervini was elected pope by "adoration", and the next morning was elected unanimously in a ballot.He chose the name Marcellus II, but he reigned only twenty-two days, dying in the night between April 30 and May 1, 1555.