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Pope Innocent XII (Latin: Innocentius XII; Italian: Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He took a hard stance against nepotism in the Church, continuing the policies of Pope Innocent XI, who started the battle against nepotism but which did not gain traction under Pope Alexander VIII. To that end, he issued a papal bull strictly forbidding it. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Innocent XII has received more than 290,636 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Pope Innocent XII is the 165th most popular religious figure (up from 181st in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Italy (up from 219th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Innocent XII was most famous for his work on the Council of Trent, which was a council that was held to discuss the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation.
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Among religious figures, Pope Innocent XII ranks 165 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Paul IV, Jeremiah, Pope Leo I, Pope Innocent XI, Pope Innocent XIII, and Pope Innocent VIII. After him are Pope John XXII, Pope Innocent X, Pope Nicholas V, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Urban V, and Pope Alexander VII.
1476 - 1559
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Rank: 159
650 BC - 586 BC
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390 - 461
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1611 - 1689
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1655 - 1724
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1432 - 1492
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1615 - 1700
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1244 - 1334
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1574 - 1655
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1397 - 1455
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548 - 570
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1310 - 1370
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1599 - 1667
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Among people born in 1615, Pope Innocent XII ranks 2. Before him is Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. After him are Nicolas Fouquet, Salvator Rosa, Philip William, Elector Palatine, Govert Flinck, Marguerite of Lorraine, Madeleine Béjart, Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Maria Caterina Farnese, Dara Shukoh, and Richard Baxter. Among people deceased in 1700, Pope Innocent XII ranks 2. Before him is Charles II of Spain. After him are André Le Nôtre, John Dryden, Do-Aklin, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Rajaram I, Silvestro Valier, and Louis Jolliet.
1615 - 1648
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Rank: 1
1615 - 1700
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1615 - 1680
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1615 - 1673
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1615 - 1690
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1615 - 1660
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1615 - 1672
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1615 - 1672
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1615 - 1681
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1615 - 1646
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1615 - 1659
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1615 - 1691
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1661 - 1700
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1615 - 1700
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1600 - 1700
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1630 - 1700
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1645 - 1700
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Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent XII ranks 189 out of 4,668. Before him are Enzo Ferrari (1898), Pope Leo I (390), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), and Servius Tullius (-600). After him are Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Domenico Scarlatti (1685), Vincenzo Bellini (1801), and Pope Alexander VII (1599).
1898 - 1988
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390 - 461
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1611 - 1689
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1655 - 1724
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1432 - 1492
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600 BC - 535 BC
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1615 - 1700
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1574 - 1655
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1397 - 1455
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1880 - 1918
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1685 - 1757
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1801 - 1835
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1599 - 1667
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Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent XII ranks 63. Before him are Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Leo I (390), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), and Pope Innocent VIII (1432). After him are Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Alexander VII (1599), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Saint Cecilia (200), and Pope Eugene IV (1383).
1487 - 1555
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1476 - 1559
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390 - 461
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1611 - 1689
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1655 - 1724
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1432 - 1492
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1615 - 1700
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1574 - 1655
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1397 - 1455
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1599 - 1667
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1535 - 1591
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200 - 230
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HPI: 74.09
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