Papal conclave, 1689
Coat of arms during the vacancy of the Holy See
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| Dates and location | |
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| 23 August – 6 October 1689 Apostolic Palace, Papal States |
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| Key officials | |
| Dean | Alder Cibo |
| Sub-Dean | Pietro Vito Ottoboni |
| Camerlengo | Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni |
| Protopriest | Carlo Barberini |
| Protodeacon | Francesco Maidalchini |
| Elected Pope | |
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Pietro Vito Ottoboni (Name taken: Alexander VIII) |
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The Papal Conclave of 1689 was convened after the death of Pope Innocent XI. It led to the election of Pietro Vito Ottoboni as Pope Alexander VIII.
The death of a number of 17th century conclave power brokers during the 1660s and 1670s (Cardinal Mazarin in 1661, Giulio Cesare Sacchetti in 1663, Antonio Barberini in 1671, Francesco Barberini in 1679) led to a distinct lack of leadership at the start of the 1689 conclave.
Francesco Maria de' Medici took charge of the Spanish contingent while Rinaldo d'Este led the French factions. King Louis XIV of France planned to send Charles d'Albert d'Ailly, Duke of Chaulnes, who was to take the French cardinals to Marseille where they would meet a fleet of twenty six galleys which would convey the cardinals and their to Rome.
The journey was considerably more complicated than planned. Anne Jules de Noailles, Duke of Noailles, ordered the fleet to open fire on a small English and Dutch merchant fleet but d'Albert contradicted the orders leading to an argument between the two. Eventually the fleet made it to Civitavecchia where they were met by Medici and were welcomed to Rome. The arrival of the French contingent meant the conclave set about electing a new Pope.
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