Vatican Manuscripts: Conclave Voting Records

Records of the scrutini (voting rounds) of papal conclaves.

Vat.lat.7514, Papal Conclave for Clement XII (1730)

Vat.lat.8195, Conclave Votes for Clement X (1670)

Printed forms with hand written vote counts. Eleven rounds of voting eventually selected Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, who took the name Clement X


Vat.lat.8196, Papal Conclave votes for Alexander VII (1655)

Voting records from the 1655 papal conclave that eventually selected Fabio Chigi as Alexander VII. There were 155 rounds of voting. The forms are printed, with hand-written counts


Vat.lat.8197, Conclave votes for Clement IX (1667)

Printed forms with hand written vote counts. This records the 35 rounds of voting that eventually elected Giulio Rospigliosi as Pope Clement IX on June 20, 1667


Vat.lat.9479, Scrutinii for Papal Conclave (1700)

Eventually Giovanni Francesco Albani elected as Clement XI


Vat.lat.10870, Scrutini conclavis Alexandri VIII (1689)
Incipit: (f.1r) Catafalco Lugubre eretto per il Funerale di Papa Inno-centio XI

Forms printed with votes hand tallied


Vat.lat.10871, Scrutini conclavis Innocentii XII, Feb-Apr (1691)
Incipit: (f.2r) Catafalco eretto nella Basilica Vaticana per le solenni esseqvie celebrate nella morte del sommo pontifice Alessandro VIII

Vat.lat.10872, Scrutini conclavis Innocentii XII, Apr-July (1691)

Vat.lat.10873, Scrutini conclavis Clementis XI (1700)
Incipit: Trasporto funebre del Corpo de S. Papap Innocentio XII dal Palazzo quirinale alla Basilica di S. Pietro Vaticano fatto la Sera delli 28 Settembre 1700

Vat.lat.10874, Scrutina Conclavis Innocentii XIII (1721-1723)
Incipit: Catafalco Eretto nella Basilica Vaticana per le solenni eseqvie celebrate nella morta del sommo pontifice Clemente XI

Includes partially printed works


Vat.lat.10875, Scrutini conclavis Benedicti XIII (1724)
Incipit: Catafalco eretto nella Basilica Vaticana per le solenni eseqvie celebrate nella morte del sommo pontifice Innocenzo XIII