1830–1831 papal conclave
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| Papal conclave 1830–31 | |
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| Dates and location | |
| 14 December 1830 – 2 February 1831 Bartolomeo Cappellari Name taken: Gregory XVI | |
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The
Context
Pope Pius VIII died on Thursday, November 30, 1830, at the age of sixty-nine. On December 11, the Governor of Rome, Msgr. Benedetto Cappelletti, informed the cardinals that there was a conspiracy in Rome involving the Bonaparte nephews of Cardinal Joseph Fesch. One in custody had been released to the Russian minister, since his mother was the Russian-born Catharina of Württemberg. Fesch refused to ask his nephews to leave Rome.[1] A paper bomb exploded under the windows of the conclave.[2] The conclave opened in an atmosphere of high tension.
Description
When the conclave convened on December 14, some 45 of the 54 living cardinals participated; eight of whom were not Italian.[2] Bartolomeo Pacca presided as Dean of the Sacred College.
Initially the chief candidates included
From the first day of the scrutiny, which was the 15th, up to the 27th, the votes were fairly evenly divided between De Gregorio and Pacca. However, it became clear eventually that neither of the unvetoed papabili could gain the support of two-thirds of the cardinals, and with
Cappellari appeared as an alternative to both De Gregorio and Macchi only when the conclave was well-advanced, but even though Albani worked against him, Cappellari eventually took the lead and won the election.
No conclave since has lasted as long as a week, but at the time no conclave since 1667 had lasted fewer than three weeks. The conclave took eighty-three ballots to deliver a two-thirds majority to a candidate, whereas no conclave since has taken more than fourteen.
Cappellari, then a
References
- ^ a b Adams, John Paul. "Sede Vacante 1830-1831", California State University Northridge
- ^ a b c Silvagni, David. "The Election of Gregory XVI", Rome, Its Princes, Priests and People, vol. 3, (Fanny McLaughlin, tr.), E. Stock, 1887
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Murphy, John Nicholas. The Chair of Peter, Burns and Oates, 1886, p. 616 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Miranda, Salvador. "Conclave of December 14, 1830 to February 2, 1831", Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Florida International University". Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Some of the History of Conclaves", Zenit, March 11, 2013
| Duration | 50 days |
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| Number of ballots | 83 |
| Electors | 45 |
| Veto used | by Ferdinand VII of Spain against Giacomo Giustiniani |
| DECEASED POPE | PIUS VIII (1829–1830) |
| NEW POPE | GREGORY XVI (1831–1846) |
