Papal conclave, 1724

Papal conclave
March–May 1724

Coat of arms during the vacancy of the Holy See
Dates and location
20 March – 29 May 1724
Apostolic Palace, Papal States
Key officials
Dean Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Vincenzo Maria Orsini
Sub-Dean Vincenzo Maria Orsini, Francesco del Giudice
Camerlengo Annibale Albani
Protopriest Galeazzo Marescotti
Protodeacon Benedetto Pamphili
Elected Pope
Vincenzo Maria Orsini
(Name taken: Benedict XIII)

The papal conclave of 1724 was called on the death of Pope Innocent XIII. It began on 20 March 1724 and ended on 29 May that year in the election of Pope Benedict XIII.


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