Papal conclave, 1823

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The Papal conclave of 1823 was the assembly of Roman Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Leo XII as successor to Pope Pius VII.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event
papal conclave
cardinalCamerlengoAtConclave Bartolomeo Pacca
cardinalDeanAtConclave Giulio Maria della Somaglia
cardinalElectorsAbsent 5
cardinalElectorsPresent 44
century 19th century
chronologicalPosition first papal conclave after the Congress of Vienna
country Papal States
deathOfPreviousPope 1823-08-20
electedPopeBirthName Annibale della Genga
electedPopeOrdinalNumber 252
electedPopePapacyStart 1823-09-28
electedPopePredecessor Pope Pius VII
electedPopeRegnalName Leo XII
linked to: Pope Leo XII
electedPopeSuccessor Pope Pius VIII
electoralBody College of Cardinals
electoralSystem secret ballot by cardinals
elects Pope Leo XII
eligibilityOfElectors cardinals under age 80
endTime 1823-09-28
followedBy Papal conclave, 1829
follows Pope Pius VII
hasDuration 26 days
historicalSignificance marked a conservative turn in papal policy after Pius VII
languageOfProceedings Latin
location Palazzo del Quirinale
linked to: Quirinal Palace

Quirinal Palace
Rome
mainPoliticalContext Restoration era
post-Napoleonic Europe
notableIssue attitude toward modern reforms
reaction to French Revolution legacy
relations with European monarchies
numberOfCardinalElectors 49
papalNameChosenBy Annibale della Genga
papalNameMeaning Leo XII named in continuity with previous Popes named Leo
papalStatesStatus restored temporal power after Napoleonic Wars
previousPope Pope Pius VII
previousPopeBirthName Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti
previousPopePapacyEnd 1823-08-20
previousPopePapacyStart 1800-03-14
religion Roman Catholicism
result election of a conservative pope
secularInfluence influence of Catholic monarchies of Europe
startTime 1823-09-02
typeOfElection papal election
votingRequirement two-thirds majority of votes

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Papal conclave, 1799–1800 followedBy Papal conclave, 1823
Alessandro Mattei participatedIn papal conclave of 1823
subject linked to: Cardinal Alessandro Mattei
linked to: Papal conclave, 1823
Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga appointedPopeBy Papal conclave of 1823
linked to: Papal conclave, 1823