Papal conclave, 1721

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The Papal conclave of 1721 was the gathering of Catholic cardinals that elected Pope Innocent XIII following the death of Pope Clement XI.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church election
papal conclave
associatedWithDynastyPolitics House of Bourbon
House of Habsburg
ballotMethod accessus
scrutiny
cardinalCamerlengo Annibale Albani
cardinalDean Benedetto Pamphilj
cardinalElectorsPresentAtEnd 55
cardinalElectorsPresentAtStart 53
cardinalProtodeacon Benedetto Pamphilj
country Papal States
duration 39 days
electedPapalName Innocent XIII
linked to: Pope Innocent XIII
electedPerson Michelangelo dei Conti
electedPope Pope Innocent XIII
electedPopeOrdinal 244th pope
electoralBody College of Cardinals
electsOffice Bishop of Rome
Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church
linked to: Pope
endDate 1721-05-08
era early 18th century
followedBy Papal conclave, 1724
follows Papal conclave, 1700
governmentalContext Papal monarchy
languageOfProceedings Latin
location Apostolic Palace
Rome
Sistine Chapel
mainFaction French faction
Imperial faction
Spanish faction
Zelanti
notableCandidate Fabrizio Paolucci
Michelangelo dei Conti
Sebastiano Antonio Tanara
numberOfCardinalElectors 55
occasion death of Pope Clement XI
papalNameChosenInHonorOf Pope Innocent III
predecessorPope Pope Clement XI
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
requiredMajority two-thirds of cardinals present
result election of Pope Innocent XIII
startDate 1721-03-31
tookPlaceDuringPapacyInterregnum sede vacante 1721
typeOfElection secret ballot
vetoAttemptedBy Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI
linked to: Emperor Charles VI
vetoInstrument jus exclusivae
vetoTarget Fabrizio Paolucci

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Pietro Ottoboni participatedIn Papal conclave, 1721
subject linked to: Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni
Papal conclave, 1700 followedBy Papal conclave, 1721
Papal conclave, 1724 follows Papal conclave, 1721