▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁and ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁conc lave ▁to ▁elect ▁his ▁successor ▁had ▁begun ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Con cla ve ▁During ▁his ▁pont ificate ▁In noc ent ▁XIII ▁had ▁only ▁created ▁three ▁new ▁card inals . ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Card inals ▁and ▁its ▁fa ctions ▁were ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁had ▁elected ▁him . ▁The ▁conc lave ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁with ▁only ▁ 3 3 ▁cardinal ▁elect ors ▁present , ▁but ▁eventually ▁ 5 3 ▁total ▁card inals ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁conc lave , ▁elect ors ▁from ▁the ▁z el anti ▁fa ction ▁attempted ▁to ▁elect ▁Giuseppe ▁Ren ato ▁Imperial i , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁un pop ular ity ▁with ▁both ▁France ▁and ▁Spain . ▁Following ▁this ▁attempt ▁card inals ▁representing ▁the ▁Bour b ons ▁ins isted ▁that ▁no ▁serious ▁attempt ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁new ▁po pe ▁take ▁place ▁until ▁all ▁card inals ▁who ▁were ▁travel ing ▁had ▁arrived , ▁and ▁until ▁the ▁elect ors ▁had ▁received ▁instructions ▁from ▁the ▁various ▁Catholic ▁monarch s . ▁ ▁Ann ib ale ▁Alban i , ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Clement ▁XI , ▁tried ▁to ▁elect ▁Fab riz io ▁Pa ol ucci ▁as ▁Pope , ▁having ▁supported ▁him ▁previously ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 1 . ▁The ▁H aps burg ▁em peror , ▁ ▁Charles ▁VI , ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁Pa ol ucci