Editing Pope Clement IX (section)

===Papal election===
{{main|Papal conclave, 1667}}
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|dipstyle   = [[His Holiness]]
|offstyle   = Your Holiness
|relstyle   = Holy Father
|deathstyle = None
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[[Pope Alexander VII]] died in 1667 and a conclave to choose his successor was called. King [[Louis XIV]] of France instructed the French faction to turn their support to Rospigliosi and believed also that he would appease the Spanish faction of [[Charles II of Spain|Charles II]] due to the fact that he had once been the [[Apostolic Nuncio to Spain]]. On 20 June 1667, he was elected as pontiff and took the pontifical name of "Clement IX".

The new pope was [[Papal coronation|crowned]] on 26 June 1667 by the [[protodeacon]], [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] [[Rinaldo d'Este (1618-1672)|Rinaldo d'Este]]. He later took possession of the [[Basilica of Saint John Lateran]] on 3 July 1667.

When asked about Rospigliosi becoming pope, Cardinal [[Francesco Albizzi]] said: "Urban turned the Holy See into a bank; Innocent into a brothel; Alexander into a tavern; this one will make a playhouse of it". Albizzi also alluded to Rospigliosi's passion for music and said, "He will emasculate the Sacred College by giving the hat to all the castrated singers in Europe!"<ref name=PPC>{{cite web|url=https://www.pickle-publishing.com/papers/triple-crown-clement-ix.htm|title=Pope Clement IX: Proceedings of the Conclave that led to his election|publisher=Pickle Publishing|date=2005|accessdate=7 March 2022}}</ref> When elected, Rospigliosi received all but two votes since he voted for another while Cardinal [[Neri Corsini (1614–1678)|Neri Corsini]] voted for Cardinal [[Flavio Chigi (1631–1693)|Flavio Chigi]].