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March 1605 papal conclave

1605 CE · Papal States, Europe · Politics

March 1605 papal conclave
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The March–April 1605 conclave was convened on the death of Clement VIII and ended with the election of Cardinal Alessandro de' Medici as Pope Leo XI. It was the first of the two papal conclaves in 1605; Leo XI died on 27 April 1605, just twenty-six days after he was elected.

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