1721 Conclave
elected Innocent XIII31 March – 8 May 1721 · The early modern conclaves · Apostolic Palace, Papal States
The College of Cardinals was divided into four factions, two political and two curial. The Imperial faction, the strongest faction in the Sacred College, was headed by Imperial minister Althan; its strength was estimated between twenty and twenty five votes.
Elected pope
Innocent XIII
Michelangelo dei Conti
Succeeded
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Duration
39 days
75 ballots
Cardinal electors
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locked in under conclave rules
Key officials
| Dean | Sebastiano Tanara |
| Camerlengo | Annibale Albani |
Ballot-by-ballot tallies are destroyed by design — the paper is burned in the stove whose smoke announces the result — so this entry records what the Church documents: the dates, the electors, the number of ballots where known, and the man who walked out onto the balcony.