# 1153 papal election

The 1153 papal election followed the death of Pope Eugene III and resulted in the election of Pope Anastasius IV.

## Election of Anastasius IV

Pope Eugenius III died on 8 July 1153 at Tivoli. On 12 July the cardinals elected as his successor cardinal Corrado Demetri della Suburra, bishop of Sabina and dean of the College of Cardinals, who was 80 years old. He took the name Anastasius IV and was crowned on the same day, probably in Rome.

## Cardinal-electors

There were 35 cardinals in the Sacred College of Cardinals in July 1153, but it seems that no more than 30 (perhaps even fewer) participated in the election:
| Elector | Cardinalatial Title | Elevated | Elevator | Notes |
| Corrado Demetri della Suburra | Bishop of Sabina | 1113/14 | Paschalis II | Dean of the College of Cardinals; Elected Pope Anastasius IV |
| Imar, O.S.B.Cluny | Bishop of Tusculum | 13 March 1142 | Innocent II | |
| Guarino Foscari, Can.Reg. | Bishop of Palestrina | 22 December 1144 | Lucius II | Cardinal-nephew |
| Hugo, O.Cist. | Bishop of Ostia e Velletri | 21 December 1151 | Eugenius III | |
| Guido Florentinus | Priest of S. Crisogono | 1139 | Innocent II | Protopriest |
| Gregorio della Suburra | Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere | 1 March 1140 | Innocent II | |
| Ubaldo Allucingoli | Priest of S. Prassede | 16 December 1138 | Innocent II | Future Pope Lucius III (1181-1185) |
| Ottaviano de Monticelli | Priest of S. Cecilia | 25 February 1138 | Innocent II | Future Antipope Victor IV (1159-1164) |
| Manfredo | Priest of S. Sabina | 17 December 1143 | Celestine II | |
| Ariberto | Priest of S. Anastasia | 17 December 1143 | Celestine II | |
| Giovanni Paparoni | Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso | 17 December 1143 | Celestine II | |
| Astaldo degli Astalli | Priest of S. Prisca | 17 December 1143 | Celestine II | |
| Giulio | Priest of S. Marcello | 19 May 1144 | Lucius II | |
| Ubaldo Caccianemici, Can.Reg. | Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme | 19 May 1144 | Lucius II | Cardinal-nephew |
| Guido Puella | Priest of S. Pudenziana | 22 December 1144 | Lucius II | |
| Jordan, O.Carth. | Priest of S. Susanna | 22 December 1144 | Lucius II | |
| Rolando | Priest of S. Marco and Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church | 22 September 1150 | Eugenius III | Future Pope Alexander III (1159-1181) |
| Gerard | Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio | 2 March 1151 | Eugenius III | |
| Cencio de Gregorio | Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina | 2 March 1151 | Eugenius III | |
| Giovanni da Sutri | Priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo | 21 February 1152 | Eugenius III | |
| Errico Moricotti, O.Cist. | Priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo | 21 February 1152 | Eugenius III | |
| Giovanni Mercone | Priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino | 23 May 1152 | Eugenius III | |
| Odone Bonecase | Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro | 4 March 1132 | Innocent II | Protodeacon |
| Rodolfo | Deacon of S. Lucia in Septisolio | 17 December 1143 | Celestine II | |
| Giacinto Bobone | Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin | 22 December 1144 | Lucius II | Future Pope Celestine III (1191–98) |
| Guido di Crema | Deacon of S. Maria in Portico | 21 September 1145 | Eugenius III | Future Antipope Paschal III (1164-1168) |
| Giovanni da Napoli, Can.Reg. | Deacon of SS. Sergio e Bacco | 22 September 1150 | Eugenius III | |
| Gerard de Namur | Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata | 21 February 1152 | Eugenius III | |
| Ottone da Brescia | Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere | 21 February 1152 | Eugenius III | |
| Bernard de Rennes, O.Cist. | Deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano | 23 May 1152 | Eugenius III | |
Six electors were created by Pope Innocent II, five by Pope Celestine II, six by Pope Lucius II, twelve by Pope Eugenius III and one by Pope Paschalis II.

## Absentees

| Elector | Cardinalatial Title | Elevated | Elevator | Notes |
| Nicholas Breakspeare, Can.Reg. | Bishop of Albano | 16 December 1149 | Eugenius III | Papal legate in Scandinavia; future Pope Adrian IV (1153-1154) |
| Rainaldo di Collemezzo, O.S.B.Cas. | Priest of SS. Marcellino e Pietro | ca. 1139-1141 | Innocent II | Abbot of Montecassino (external cardinal) |
| Bernard, Can.Reg. | Priest of S. Clemente | 22 December 1144 | Lucius II | Papal legate in Germany; archpriest of the Vatican Basilica |
| Gregorio | Deacon of S. Angelo | 17 December 1143 | Celestine II | Papal legate in Germany |
| Ildebrando Grassi, Can.Reg. | Deacon of S. Eustachio | 23 May 1152 | Eugenius III | Papal legate in Lombardy |