Coat of arms during the vacancy of the Holy See
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Dates and location | |
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27–29 October 1591 Apostolic Palace, Papal States |
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Key officials | |
Dean | Alfonso Gesualdo |
Sub-Dean | Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona |
Camerlengo | Enrico Caetani |
Protopriest | Markus von Hohenems Sitticus |
Protodeacon | Andreas von Österreich |
Election | |
Ballots | 3 |
Elected Pope | |
Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti (Name taken: Innocent IX) |
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The papal conclave of 27 to 29 October 1591 was held after the death of Pope Gregory XIV on 16 October that year, after less than a year as pope. This left the Holy See vacant for the third time in fourteen months. The conclave lasted only three days and elected Pope Innocent IX.