1700 Conclave
elected Clement XI9 October – 23 November 1700 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
The 1700 papal conclave was convened following the death of Pope Innocent XII. It ended in the election of Cardinal Giovanni Albani as Pope Clement XI.
Elected pope
Clement XI
Giovanni Albani
Succeeded
Innocent XII
Duration
46 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.