1730 Conclave
elected Clement XII5 March – 12 July 1730 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
Pope Benedict XIII died on February 21, 1730, at the age of eighty-one. The conclave which followed is considered to be the longest and most corrupt of the 18th century.
Elected pope
Clement XII
Lorenzo Corsini
Succeeded
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Duration
4 months
Cardinal electors
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locked in under conclave rules
Key officials
| Dean | Francesco Pignatelli |
| Camerlengo | Annibale Albani |
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.