Papal conclave October–November 1523 | |
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Dates and location | |
1 October – 19 November 1523 Apostolic Palace, Papal States | |
Key officials | |
Dean | Bernardino López de Carvajal y Sande |
Camerlengo | Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici |
Protodeacon | Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici |
Election | |
Candidates | Alessandro Farnese, Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici |
Elected pope | |
Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici Name taken: Clement VII | |
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]