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Papal conclave, 1829
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Pope Leo XII died on February 10, 1829. The conclave to elect his successor began on February 24 and took a long time to make a decision because of conflict between secular governments about who should be elected. Cardinal Emmanuele De Gregorio was the proposed candidate of the pro-French faction and the zelanti, whilst Bartolomeo Pacca was proposed by the more moderate cardinals but was not accepted by the French government. He was also seen as too gentle to be an effective Pope by many in the conclave.
The conclave did not move rapidly, however, the arrival of Giuseppe Cardinal Albani caused the votes to center instead on Francesco Saverio Castiglioni. With the supporters of either De Gregorio or Pacca unable to win enough votes to become Pope, Castiglioni became seen as a suitable compromise candidate. He had been close to election in the 1823 conclave as the representative of the politicani (moderate cardinals) and had all the qualification to become Pope, but had the problem of being in very poor health.
By March 31, Castiglioni had been elected Pope. Given that Castiglioni had been called Pius VIII by Pope Pius VII even before his death in 1823, and that in the 1823 conclave Leo XII said he "some day was to be Pius VIII", it was a foregone conclusion that he would take that regnal name upon becoming Pope.
| Duration | 35 days |
|---|---|
| Electors | 50 |
| Veto used | against Cardinal Pacca by France. |
| DECEASED POPE | LEO XII (1823-1829) |
| NEW POPE | PIUS VIII (1829-1830) |
| Papal Conclaves 1800–2005 |  |
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1800 | 1823 | 1829 | 1830–1831 | 1846 | 1878 | 1903 | 1914 |