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1799–1800 Conclave

elected Pius VII

30 November 1799 – 14 March 1800 · The long nineteenth century · San Giorgio Monastery, Venice, Venetia

A papal conclave was held from 30 November 1799 to 14 March 1800 to elect a new pope to succeed Pius VI, who had died on 29 August. On the final ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Barnaba Chiaramonti, the bishop of Imola.

Elected pope

Pius VII

Barnaba Chiaramonti

Succeeded

Pius VI

Duration

3 months

Cardinal electors

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locked in under conclave rules

Key officials

DeanGian Francesco Albani
CamerlengoRomoaldo Braschi-Onesti

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.