All Vatican elections

1774–1775 Conclave

elected Pius VI

5 October 1774 – 15 February 1775 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States

Pope Clement XIV died suddenly on September 22, 1774, at the age of 68. His pontificate had been dominated by the problem of the Society of Jesus.

Elected pope

Pius VI

Giovanni Braschi

Succeeded

Duration

4 months

Cardinal electors

locked in under conclave rules

Key officials

DeanGian Francesco Albani
CamerlengoCarlo Rezzonico

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.