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1823 papal conclave
1823 CE · Papal States, Europe · Politics
A papal conclave was held from 2 to 28 September 1823 to elect a new pope to succeed Pius VII, who had died on 20 August. Of the 49 members of the College of Cardinals, all but four attended. On the final ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Annibale della Genga, the cardinal vicar of Rome. After accepting his election, he took the name Leo XII.
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