1086 Papal Election
elected Victor III24 May 1086 · The first papal elections · Santa Lucia in Septisolio, Rome
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Elected pope
Victor III
Desiderius
Succeeded
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Duration
1 day
Cardinal electors
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pre-conclave election
Ballot-by-ballot tallies are destroyed by design — the paper is burned in the stove whose smoke announces the result — so this entry records what the Church documents: the dates, the electors, the number of ballots where known, and the man who walked out onto the balcony.