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Innocent XII
Antonio Pignatelli, of the Cerchiara branch, became Pope Innocent XII. His parents were Francesco Pignatelli of Spinazzola and Porzia Carafa; his family held lordships in the Kingdom of Naples.
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Key details
Birth: 1615 Documented
Death: 1700 Documented
Role: Pope
Dynasty: Pignatelli · ES
Territories: Papal States (ES)
Recorded governments and reigns
Pope · Papal States · Pontificate Pending review1691–1700Effective rule
Recorded relationships
Parents
Francesco Pignatelli of Spinazzola · ESDocumentedPorzia Carafa · ESDocumented
Sources for this profile
- Treccani · Inocencio XII y la rama de Cerchiara
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Innozenz XII., Papst
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1615
The authority record gives the birth as 1615. - DeathDocumented
1700
The authority record gives the death as 1700.
Family and relationships (2/2 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Francesco Pignatelli of Spinazzola
- MotherDocumented
Porzia Carafa
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Pope · Papal States · 1691–1700
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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