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Right of Exclusion
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
A right, now explicitly rejected by the Church but in former times claimed by France, Austria, Spain, and Germany, to veto the election of a particular cardinal as pope. It was last exercised at the conclave in 1903 when Austria excluded Cardinal Rampolla.
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Entry for 'Right of Exclusion'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/r/right-of-exclusion.html. 1910.