1691 Conclave
elected Innocent XII12 February – 12 July 1691 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
The 1691 papal conclave was convened on the death of Pope Alexander VIII and ended with the election of Cardinal Antonio Pignatelli as Pope Innocent XII. It lasted for five months, from 12 February to 12 July 1691.
Elected pope
Innocent XII
Antonio Pignatelli
Succeeded
Alexander VIII
Duration
5 months
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.