1159 Papal Election
elected Alexander III4–7 September 1159 · The first papal elections · Vatican Basilica, Rome
The papal election held from 4 to 7 September 1159 following the death of Pope Adrian IV resulted in the election of two rival popes.
Elected pope
Alexander III
Rolando of Siena
Succeeded
Adrian IV
Duration
4 days
Cardinal electors
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pre-conclave election
Key officials
| Dean | Imar of Tusculum |
| Camerlengo | Boso Breakspeare |
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.