1523 papal conclave

Papal conclave
October–November 1523
Dates and location
1 October – 19 November 1523
Apostolic Palace, Papal States
Key officials
DeanBernardino López de Carvajal y Sande
CamerlengoFrancesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici
ProtodeaconGiulio di Giuliano de' Medici
Election
CandidatesAlessandro Farnese, Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici
Elected pope
Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici
Name taken: Clement VII
1534 →

The 1523 papal conclave elected Cardinal Giulio de' Medici as Pope Clement VII to succeed Pope Adrian VI. According to conclave historian Baumgartner, the conclave was the "last conclave of the Renaissance".[1]

  1. ^ Baumgartner, 2003, p. 101.