Pope Clement XI

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

Pope

Clement XI
Pope; Clement XI
Bishop of Rome
	Portrait by an unknown Italian School artist, 18th century, Vatican Museums
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	23 November 1700
Papacy ended	19 March 1721
Predecessor	Innocent XII
Successor	Innocent XIII
Orders
Ordination	September 1700
Consecration	30 November 1700; by Emmanuel-Theódose de la Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon
Created cardinal	13 February 1690; by Alexander VIII
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Francesco Albani; 23 July 1649; Urbino, Papal States
Died	19 March 1721 (aged 71); Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1690–1700); Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Adriano al Forno (1690–1700); Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1700);
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Pope Clement XI (Latin: Clemens XI; Italian: Clemente XI; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721.

Clement XI was a patron of the arts and of science. He was also a great benefactor of the Vatican Library; his interest in archaeology is credited with saving much of Rome's antiquity. He authorized expeditions which succeeded in rediscovering various ancient Christian writings and authorized excavations of the Roman catacombs.