What the records say
- When
- 14 Mar 1800
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 45.43° N, 12.34° E
- Description
- Papal conclave, 1799–1800: cardinal Barnaba Chiaramonti succeeds Pius VI as Pius VII, the 251st pope. He is crowned on March 21, in Venice.
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1799–1800 conclave
Election of Catholic Pope Pius VII
A papal conclave was held from 30 November 1799 to 14 March 1800 to elect a new pope to succeed Pius VI, who had died on 29 August. On the final ballot, the conclave elected Cardinal Barnaba Chiaramonti, the bishop of Imola. After accepting his election, he took the name Pius VII. This conclave was held in Venice and was the last to take place outside Rome.
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