Papal conclave May–July 1758 | |
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Dates and location | |
15 May – 6 July 1758 Apostolic Palace, Papal States | |
Key officials | |
Dean | Rainiero d'Elci |
Sub-dean | Giovanni Antonio Guadagni |
Camerlengo | Henry Benedict Stuart |
Protopriest | Thomas-Philipp d'Alcase |
Protodeacon | Alessandro Albani |
Election | |
Vetoed | Carlo Alberto Guidoboni Cavalchini |
Elected pope | |
Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico Name taken: Clement XIII | |
The 1758 papal conclave (May 15 – July 6), convoked after the death of Pope Benedict XIV, elected Cardinal Carlo Rezzonico of Venice, who took the name Clement XIII.