1830–1831 conclave
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A conclave was held from 14 December 1830 to 2 February 1831 to elect a new pope to succeed Pius VIII, who had died on 30 November. Of the 45 members of the College of Cardinals, all but nine attended
Gregory XVI
Emmanuele de Gregorio
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Emmanuele de Gregorio was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and son of Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache.
1830–1831 conclave
…participated; eight of whom were not Italian. Bartolomeo Pacca presided as dean of the College of Cardinals. Initially the chief candidates included Emmanuele De Gregorio and Bartolomeo Pacca, who had been papabili in the 1829 conclave, plus Giacomo Giustiniani, who was a long-serving papal diplomat but who was vetoed…
Emanuele De Gregorio