1667 Conclave
elected Clement IX2–20 June 1667 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
The 1667 conclave was convened on the death of Pope Alexander VII and ended with the election of Cardinal Giulio Rospigliosi as Pope Clement IX. The conclave was dominated by factions loyal to the cardinal nephews of Alexander VII and Urban VIII.
Elected pope
Clement IX
Giulio Rospigliosi
Succeeded
Alexander VII
Duration
19 days
Cardinal electors
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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.