Event
The papal conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Leo X is concluded as cardinal Adriaan Florensz Boeyens of the Netherlands
9 Jan 1522 · 41.90° N, 12.46° E
What the records say
- When
- 9 Jan 1522
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 41.90° N, 12.46° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1521–1522 conclave.
Summary
The papal conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Leo X is concluded as cardinal Adriaan Florensz Boeyens of the Netherlands, regent of Spain and bishop of Tortosa, is selected as a compromise candidate despite being absent from the proceedings. Cardinal Boeyens is proclaimed as Pope Adrian VI, the 218th pope and the last non-Italian pontiff for the next 450 years.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der Deutsche Adrian von Utrecht wird auf dem Konklave 1521–1522 als Nachfolger des im Vorjahr verstorbenen Leo X. zum Papst gewählt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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