Pope Innocent XIII

Papal styles of
**Pope Innocent XIII**
Papal styles of; Pope Innocent XIII
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	None

Pope

Innocent XIII
Pope; Innocent XIII
Bishop of Rome
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	8 May 1721
Papacy ended	7 March 1724
Predecessor	Clement XI
Successor	Benedict XIII
Orders
Ordination	c. 1690
Consecration	16 June 1695; by Galeazzo Marescotti
Created cardinal	7 June 1706; by Clement XI
Personal details
Born	Michelangelo dei Conti; 13 May 1655; Poli, Papal States
Died	7 March 1724 (aged 68); Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1695–1706); Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1695–1698); Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1698–1706); Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta (1706–1721); Archbishop of Osimo (1709–1712); Archbishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1712–1719); Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1716–1717);
Coat of arms
	Other popes named Innocent

Pope Innocent XIII (Latin: Innocentius XIII; Italian: Innocenzo XIII; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born as Michelangelo dei Conti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 May 1721 to his death in March 1724. He is the most recent pope to date to take the pontifical name of "Innocent" upon his election.

Pope Innocent XIII was reform-oriented, and he imposed new standards of frugality, abolishing excessive spending. He took steps to end the practice of nepotism by issuing a decree which forbade his successors from granting land, offices or income to any relatives – something opposed by many cardinals who hoped that they might become pope and benefit their families.

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