1099 Papal Election
elected Paschal II13 August 1099 · The first papal elections · Basilica di San Clemente, Rome
The 1099 papal election following the death of Pope Urban II took place on 13 August 1099. Before his death, Urban had designated Cardinal Raniero di Bleda as his successor.
Elected pope
Paschal II
Raniero di Bleda
Succeeded
Urban II
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.