The last conclave outside Rome. Pius VI has died a prisoner at Valence; thirty-five cardinals gather under Austrian roofs, with France, Spain and Naples listening for smoke across the lagoon.
Historically, Barnaba Chiaramonti was elected Pius VII at Venice on 14 March 1800. This edition models known factions and pressures, but the displayed ballots are generated by the game, not a claim to recover secret scrutinies.