1124 Papal Election
elected Honorius II16–21 December 1124 · The first papal elections · Monastery of St Pancratius, Lateran Basilica, Rome
A papal election was held from 16 to 21 December 1124, after the death of Pope Callixtus II on 13 December 1124. The election was characterised by a power struggle between Italian cardinals supported by the Pierleoni family and northern cardinals supported by the Frangipani family.
Elected pope
Honorius II
Lamberto Scannabecchi
Succeeded
Callixtus II
Duration
6 days
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.