1585 Conclave
elected Sixtus V21–24 April 1585 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
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Elected pope
Sixtus V
Felice Peretti
Succeeded
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Duration
4 days
Cardinal electors
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locked in under conclave rules
Key officials
| Dean | Alessandro Farnese |
| Camerlengo | Filippo Guastavillani |
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.