May 1605 Conclave
elected Paul V8–16 May 1605 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
The May 1605 conclave held from 8 to 16 May 1605; Cardinal Camillo Borghese was elected to succeed Leo XI as pope. Borghese took the name Paul V.
Elected pope
Paul V
Camillo Borghese
Succeeded
Leo XI
Duration
9 days
Cardinal electors
58
locked in under conclave rules
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.