1521–1522 Conclave
elected Adrian VI28 December 1521 – 9 January 1522 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
The 1521–22 papal conclave elected Pope Adrian VI to succeed Pope Leo X. The conclave was marked by the early candidacies of cardinal-nephew Giulio de'Medici (future Pope Clement VII) and Alessandro Farnese (future Pope Paul III), although the Colonna and other cardinals blocked their election.
Elected pope
Adrian VI
Adriaan Boeyens
Succeeded
Leo X
Duration
13 days
Cardinal electors
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locked in under conclave rules
Key officials
| Dean | Bernardino de Sande |
| Camerlengo | Francesco de' Medici |
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.