What the records say
- When
- 7 Jan 1566
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 41.90° N, 12.46° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1565–1566 conclave.
Summary
Cardinal Michele Ghislieri is elected as the new Pope by two-thirds of the College of Cardinals, to succeed Pope Pius IV, who had died 28 days earlier on December 8. Ghislieri becomes the 225th pope, and takes the regnal name Pope Pius V.
1565–1566 conclave
Election of Catholic Pope Pius V
The 1565–66 papal conclave was convened on the death of Pope Pius IV and ended in the election of Pope Pius V.
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