page_title: 1592 papal conclave
section_title: The conclave
hierarchical_section_title: 1592 papal conclave / The conclave
caption_attribution_description: English: Pietra dura by Jacopo Ligozzi (draftsman) and Romolo di Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda (mosaicist)
context_page_description: The 1592 papal conclave elected Pope Clement VIII in succession to Pope Innocent IX.
context_section_description: The conclave began on January 10, 1592. The next morning Madruzzo and Montalto together with their adherents tried to elect Santori by acclamation, but their plan failed due to strong opposition from Hohenems and his party. Afterwards the normal voting procedures were followed. Every day a vote took place, with the following results:
  •	January 11 – Santori – 28, Aldobrandini - 11
  •	January 12 – Santori – 23, Aldobrandini - 18
  •	January 13 – Santori – 23, Aldobrandini - 18
  •	January 14 – Santori – 24, Aldobrandini - 9
  •	January 15 – Santori – 21, Aldobrandini - 13
  •	January 16 – Santori – 22, Aldobrandini - 13
  •	January 17 – Santori – 23, Aldobrandini - 13
  •	January 18 – ?
  •	January 19 – Santori – 23, Aldobrandini - 12
  •	January 20 – Santori – 22, Aldobrandini - 15
  •	January 21 – Santori – 23, Aldobrandini - 17
  •	January 22 – Santori – 23, Aldobrandini - 12
  •	January 23 – Madruzzo – 21, Santori – 18
  •	January 24 – Santori – 18, Aldobrandini and Madruzzo – 16 each
  •	January 25 – Santori and Aldobrandini – 19 each
  •	January 26 – Santori – 18, Madruzzo - 16
  •	January 27 – Santori – 21, Madruzzo – 16
  •	January 28 – Aldobrandini – 17, Santori and Madruzzo – 15 each
  •	January 29 – Santori – 17, Aldobrandini – 16
  Santori received the greatest number of votes in almost every ballot, but was not able to secure the required majority of two-thirds and support for him gradually diminished. Eventually on January 29, Cardinal Montalto decided to switch to support the candidature of Ippolito Aldobrandini and was able to secure significant votes for him. Madruzzo then accepted that the opposition against him was too strong and he also switched to Aldobrandini as being more acceptable than Santori. This was the decisive moment of this conclave.
caption: Cardinal Ippolito Aldobrandini was elected Pope Clement VIII.
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