Papal Conclave of 1724

Date: March 20, 1724 • Location: Rome, Italy

Following the death of Pope Innocent XIII, a papal conclave convened in Rome to elect a new pope.

Pope Innocent XIII, born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 8 May 1721 to his death in March 1724. He remains the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Innocent".