Timid Nicola Boccasini elected Pope
10/22/1303 AD elected
After one ballot in a conclave that lasted a day, Boccasini was elected as pope.
The College of Cardinals desired an appropriate candidate who would not be hostile towards King Philip IV of France.
Subjects Who or What elected?
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Pope Benedict XI (Nicola Boccasini, Niccolò of Treviso) Pope of the Catholic chu...
Objects To Whom or What was elected?
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Pope (papacy) Head of the Roman Cathol...
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