Conclave 1447

Coat of arms of the Cardinal Chamberlain during the Sedis vacancy

Pope Eugene IV

The conclave of 1447 was the election meeting of the Cardinals after the death of Pope Eugenius IV. And lasted of 4 March 1447 to March 6, 1447. He chose Tommaso Parentucelli, the Pope Nicholas V called.

history

The college of cardinals had 26 members at the beginning of the conclave . Of these, however, 8 cardinals did not take part in the election, so that the electoral college actually comprised 18 members. This met in the Dominican monastery Sopra Minerva in Rome . The election of Pope Nicholas V took place on the morning of March 6, 1447 and was generally considered a surprise.

The two-thirds majority required for the election required 12 votes.

Attendees

Absent cardinals

Literary aftermath

The death of Pope Eugen IV and the election of Pope Nicholas V in the conclave of 1447 are described in Barbara Goldstein's historical novel The Ring of Solomon .

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