▁XIII . ▁The ▁conc lave ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁largely ▁the ▁same ▁elect ors ▁that ▁had ▁elected ▁In noc ent ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁fa ctions ▁domin ated ▁it . ▁Multiple ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁elect ▁candidates ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁acceptable ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁Catholic ▁monarch ies ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁none ▁were ▁successful ▁until ▁May . ▁Bened ict ▁resist ed ▁his ▁own ▁election ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁being ▁convinced ▁to ▁accept ▁it . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁pap al ▁conc lave ▁that ▁had ▁elected ▁In noc ent ▁XIII ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁card inals ▁appointed ▁by ▁Clement ▁XI , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁Pope ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁and ▁appointed ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁card inals ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁The ▁conc lave ▁that ▁elected ▁In noc ent ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁card inals ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁dynast y ▁following ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Su cc ession ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁Philip ▁V , ▁a ▁Bour bon ▁and ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁of ▁France , ▁asc ending ▁to ▁what ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁H abs burg ▁throne . ▁In noc ent ▁was ▁elected ▁un anim ously ▁with ▁the ▁prospect ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁both ▁Bour bon ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁H ap bs urg ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor . ▁In noc ent ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁poor ▁health ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March