Papal conclave of 1758

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The Papal conclave of 1758 was the gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals that met after the death of Pope Benedict XIV and ultimately chose Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico as Pope Clement XIII.

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Papal conclave of 1758 canonical 1
Papal conclave, 1758 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event
papal conclave
cardinalCamerlengo Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini
cardinalDean Rainiero d’Elci
cardinalElectorsPresentAtElection 45
cardinalElectorsPresentAtOpening 44
cause death of Pope Benedict XIV
century 18th century
city Rome
country Papal States
duration 52 days
electedPope Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico
electedPopeOrdinalNumber 248
electedRegnalName Clement XIII
linked to: Pope Clement XIII
electoralBody College of Cardinals
electoralRule two-thirds majority of cardinals present
electorateComposition Austrian-aligned cardinals
French-aligned cardinals
Italian cardinals majority
endDate 1758-07-06
followedBy Papal conclave of 1769
follows Pope Benedict XIV
governingPopeBeforeConclave Benedict XIV
linked to: Pope Benedict XIV
heldInBuilding Quirinal Palace
language Latin
location Apostolic Palace
Rome
Sistine Chapel
mainIssue Jesuit question in Catholic Europe
mainPoliticalInfluence Habsburg monarchy
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Spain
notableCandidate Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini
Gian Francesco Albani
Luigi Maria Torreggiani
numberOfCardinalElectors 45
papacyBegan Clement XIII
linked to: Pope Clement XIII
papacyStartYear 1758
papalInterregnum Sede vacante of 1758
linked to: sede vacante
partOf 18th-century Catholic Church history
history of the papacy
precededBy Papal conclave of 1740
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result election of Pope Clement XIII
startDate 1758-05-15
typeOfElection secret ballot
vetoExercisedBy Kingdom of France
vetoRightType jus exclusivae
vetoTarget Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini
year 1758

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Pope Clement XIII electedPopeBy Papal conclave of 1758
Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico electedPopeBy Papal conclave, 1758
linked to: Papal conclave of 1758