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1846 Conclave

When
14-16 June 1846
Where
Rome
Part of
Pius IX elected pope after Gregory XVI

Conclave held from 14 to 16 June 1846 to elect a successor to Gregory XVI.

The conclave took place in an unsettled political climate within Italy. The issue of the government of the Papal States was central. On the fourth ballot, Cardinal Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti, the archbishop-bishop of Imola, was elected, receiving four more than the required two-thirds majority.

Sources

  1. Pope Pius IX Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
  2. 1846 conclave Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19

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