1565–1566 Conclave
elected Pius V20 December 1565 – 7 January 1566 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
Cardinal Vitellozzo Vitelli was Camerlengo; Cardinal Francesco Pisani, the most senior of the cardinals was Dean of the Sacred College. The conclave was made up of several small groups aligned either by family relations, such as those who favored Francesco Gonzaga; and by locale, such as the Florentines.
Elected pope
Pius V
Antonio Ghislieri
Succeeded
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Duration
19 days
Cardinal electors
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locked in under conclave rules
Key officials
| Dean | Francesco Pisani |
| Camerlengo | Vitellozzo Vitelli |
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.