1669–1670 papal conclave
| Papal conclave 1669–70 | |
|---|---|
| Dates and location | |
| 20 December 1669 – 29 April 1670 Apostolic Palace, Papal States | |
| Key officials | |
| Dean | Francesco Barberini |
| Sub-dean | Marzio Ginetti |
| Camerlengo | Antonio Barberini |
| Protopriest | Virginio Orsini |
| Protodeacon | Francesco Maidalchini |
| Election | |
| Vetoed | Benedetto Odescalchi, Pietro Vidoni (disputed) |
| Elected pope | |
| Emilio Bonaventura Altieri Name taken: Clement X | |
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The papal conclave from 20 December 1669 to 29 April 1670 elected Cardinal Emilio Altieri as Pope Clement X.
Cardinal electors
| Elector | Nationality | Order | Title | Elevated | Elevator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Barberini | Florentine | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Ostia e Velletri | 1623, 2 October | Urban VIII | Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal-nephew |
| Marzio Ginetti | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina | 1626, 19 January | Urban VIII | Sub-Dean of the College of Cardinals; Left 30 March | |
| Antonio Barberini, iuniore | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Palestrina | 1627, 30 August | Urban VIII | Cardinal-nephew; Left 3 February; Returned 17 March; Left 28 March | |
| Francesco Maria Brancaccio | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Frascati | 1633, 28 November | Urban VIII | ||
| Ulderico Carpegna | Roman | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Albano | 1633, 28 November | Urban VIII | |
| Giulio Gabrielli | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Sabina | 1641, 16 December | Urban VIII | ||
| Virginio Orsini | 1641, 16 December | Urban VIII | Absent 24 to 27 January; Left 27 February | |||
| Cardinal Rinaldo d'Este | 1641, 16 December | Urban VIII | ||||
| Cesare Facchinetti | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Spoleto | 1643, 13 July | Urban VIII | ||
| Carlo Rossetti | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Faenza | 1643, 13 July | Urban VIII | ||
| Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi | 1645, 6 March | Innocent X | Left 18 March | |||
| Federico Sforza | 1645, 6 March | Innocent X | ||||
| Benedetto Odescalchi | 1645, 6 March | Innocent X | Vetoed by France; Future Pope Innocent XI | |||
| Alderano Cybo | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Iesi | 1645, 6 March | Innocent X | ||
| Lorenzo Raggi | 1647, 7 October | Innocent X | Left 7 January | |||
| Jean François Paul de Gondi | 1652, 19 February | Innocent X | Arrived 16 January (entered 18 January) | |||
| Luigi Omodei | 1652, 19 February | Innocent X | ||||
| Pietro Vito Ottoboni | 1652, 19 February | Innocent X | Future Alexander VIII | |||
| Marcello Publicola Santacroce | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Tivoli | 1652, 19 February | Innocent X | Left 7 February; Returned 16 February | |
| Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros | 1652, 19 February | Innocent X | Arrived 21 December | |||
| Lorenzo Imperiali | 1652, 19 February | Innocent X | Left 7 January; Returned 30 January | |||
| Giberto Borromeo | 1652, 19 February | Innocent X | Arrived 26 December | |||
| Giovanni Battista Spada | 1654, 2 March | Innocent X | Left 3 February | |||
| Francesco Albizzi | 1654, 2 March | Innocent X | ||||
| Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona, iuniore | 1654, 2 March | Innocent X | Left 27 February | |||
| Carlo Pio di Savoia | 1654, 2 March | Innocent X | ||||
| Carlo Gualterio | 1654, 2 March | Innocent X | Cardinal-nephew | |||
| Flavio Chigi, seniore | Roman | 1657, 9 April | Alexander VII | Cardinal-nephew | ||
| Girolamo Buonvisi | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Lucca | 1657, 9 April | Alexander VII | ||
| Scipione Pannocchieschi d'Elci | Cardinal-bishop | Arch-bishop of Pisa | 1657, 9 April | Alexander VII | Arrived 28 December; Left 24 March; Died 13 April 1670 | |
| Antonio Bichi | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Osimo | 1657, 9 April | Alexander VII | Cardinal-nephew | |
| Pietro Vidoni | 1660, 5 April | Alexander VII | Possibly vetoed by Spain,[1] but this is disputed.[2][3] | |||
| Girolamo Boncompagni | Cardinal-bishop | Arch-bishop of Bologna | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||
| Celio Piccolomini | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | Left 28 January; Returned 23 February | |||
| Carlo Bonelli | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | Left 23 February; Returned 16 March | |||
| Carlo Carafa della Spina | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||||
| Alfonso Litta | Cardinal-bishop | Arch-bishop of Milan | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | Arrived 30 December | |
| Neri Corsini, seniore | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||||
| Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||||
| Cesare Rasponi | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | Legate in Urbino | |||
| Giannicolò Conti di Poli | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Ancona | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||
| Giacomo Filippo Nini | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||||
| Carlo Roberti | 1666, 15 February | Alexander VII | Legate in Romandiola | |||
| Giulio Spinola | 1666, 15 February | Alexander VII | ||||
| Vitaliano Visconti | 1666, 15 February | Alexander VII | ||||
| Innico Caracciolo d'Airola | Cardinal-bishop | Arch-bishop of Naples | 1666, 15 February | Alexander VII | Arrived 22 December | |
| Giovanni Delfino | 1667, 7 March | Alexander VII | ||||
| Giacomo Rospigliosi | 1667, 12 December | Clement IX | Cardinal-nephew; Legate in Avignon | |||
| Emmanuel Théodose de la Tour d'Auvergne de Bouillon | French | 1669, 5 August | Clement IX | Arrived 16 January (entered 20 January) | ||
| Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero | Spanish | 1669, 5 August | Clement IX | Arrived 19 April; Entered 23 April | ||
| Francesco Nerli, seniore | Florentine | 1669, 29 November | Clement IX | |||
| Emilio Altieri | 1669, 29 November | Clement IX | Elected Pope Clement X | |||
| Carlo Cerri | 1669, 29 November | Clement IX | ||||
| Lazaro Pallavicino | 1669, 29 November | Clement IX | Left 22 February; Returned 15 March | |||
| Giovanni Bona, O.Cist | 1669, 29 November | Clement IX | ||||
| Francesco Maidalchini | 1647, 7 October | Innocent X | Cardinal-nephew | |||
| Carlo Barberini | 1653, 23 June | Innocent X | ||||
| Decio Azzolino | 1654, 2 March | Innocent X | ||||
| Giacomo Franzoni | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Camerino | 1658, 29 April | Alexander VII | ||
| Francesco Maria Mancini | 1660, 5 April | Alexander VII | ||||
| Angelo Celsi | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||||
| Paolo Savelli | 1664, 14 January | Alexander VII | ||||
| Leopoldo de' Medici | Florentine | 1667, 12 December | Clement IX | |||
| Sigismondo Chigi | 1667, 12 December | Clement IX | ||||
| Niccolò Acciaioli | Florentine | 1669, 29 November | Clement IX | |||
| Bonaccorso Bonaccorsi | 1669, 29 November | Clement IX | Left 27 March |
Absentee cardinals
| Elector | Nationality | Order | Title | Elevated | Elevator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girolamo Grimaldi | Cardinal-bishop | Archbishop of Aix, France | 1643, 13 July | Urban VIII | ||
| Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo | Cardinal-bishop | Bishop of Padua | 1660, 5 April | Alexander VII | ||
| Pascual de Aragón-Córdoba-Cardona y Fernández de Córdoba | Archbishop of Toledo | 1660, 5 April | Alexander VII | |||
| Luis Guillermo de Moncada de Aragón Luna de Peralta y de la Cerda | 1667, 7 March | Alexander VII | Duke of Bivona |
Notes
- ^ Zizola, Giancarlo. 1993. Il conclave. Storia e segreti. L'elezione papale da San Pietro a Giovanni Paolo II. Rome: Newton. p. 124.
- ^ Baumgartner, Frederic. 2003. Behind locked doors. A history of the papal elections. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 160.
- ^ Baron Carl Nils Daniel de Bildt, Christine de Suède et le Conclave de Clément X (1669-1670) (Paris: Plon 1906), pp. 210-211, points out that Vidoni had been the original candidate favored by Spain, but when the Spanish Royal Council met on March 29, and learned from dispatches that Vidoni's candidacy had failed, they blamed Cardinal Chigi and their Ambassador in Rome, Astorga.
Outside links
- J. P. Adams, Sede Vacante of 1669-1670. Retrieved: 2016-03-18.
- J. P. Adams, Documents concerning the Conclave of 1670. Retrieved: 2016-03-18.
