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| Office | Pope |
| Honorific | Pope - Abbr: Pope |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | November 30, 1799 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | March 21, 1800 - 11:00pm Central |
| Term Start | March 21, 1800 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | August 20, 1823 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Jake |
| Last Modified | Jake January 04, 2005 02:59am |
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Thirty-four cardinals were in attendance on the opening day, 30 Nov., 1799; to these was added a few days later Cardinal Herzan, who acted simultaneously as imperial commissioner. It was not long before the election of Cardinal Bellisomi seemed assured. He was, however, unacceptable to the Austrian party, who favoured Cardinal Mattei. As neither candidate could secure a sufficient number of votes, a third name, that of Cardinal Gerdil, was proposed, but his election was vetoed by Austria. At last, after the conclave had lasted three months, some of the neutral cardinals, including Maury, suggested Chiaramonti as a suitable candidate and, with the tactful support of the secretary of the conclave, Ercole Consalvi, he was elected. [Link]
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