1689 Conclave
elected Alexander VIII23 August – 6 October 1689 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
The 1689 papal conclave was convened after the death of Pope Innocent XI. It led to the election of Cardinal Pietro Vito Ottoboni as Pope Alexander VIII.
Elected pope
Alexander VIII
Pietro Vito Ottoboni
Succeeded
Innocent XI
Duration
45 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.