TIL Due to Pope Pius X dying in August of 1914 the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XV had to be held during WWI. While Italy was still neutral, Cardinals from belligerents such as France, Belgium, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the UK participated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_papal_conclave
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