1644 Conclave
elected Innocent X9 August – 15 September 1644 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
Pope Urban VIII died on July 29, 1644. His reign, which included the costly First War of Castro, had been financially troubling for Rome and for the Roman Catholic Church.
Elected pope
Innocent X
Giovanni Pamphili
Succeeded
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Duration
38 days
Cardinal electors
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locked in under conclave rules
Key officials
| Dean | Marcello Lante della Rovere |
| Camerlengo | Antonio Barberini |
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.