30 May 1691, the date of Alexander VIII's death. The See of Canterbury was vacant due to the forces resignation of William Sancroft, who had refused to pay allegiance to William III & Mary II in 1690.
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Sancroft's successor, John Tillotson, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury on 31 May 1691, less than. A day after Alexander VIII's death, meaning that both the Sees of Rome and of Canterbury were vacant for less than 24 hours.
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