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(Papst) – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Benedikt XIV. (Papst)" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1" title="بندكت الرابع عشر – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بندكت الرابع عشر" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedet_XIV" title="Benedet XIV – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Benedet XIV" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benitu_XIV" title="Benitu XIV – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Benitu XIV" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIV_Benedikt" title="XIV Benedikt – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="XIV Benedikt" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A0u-h%C3%B4ng_Benedictus_14-s%C3%A8" title="Kàu-hông Benedictus 14-sè – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kàu-hông Benedictus 14-sè" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82_XIV" title="Бенедыкт XIV – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Бенедыкт XIV" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%82_XIV" title="Бэнэдыкт XIV – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Бэнэдыкт XIV" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82_XIV" title="Бенедикт XIV – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бенедикт XIV" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benead_XIV" title="Benead XIV – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Benead XIV" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benet_XIV" title="Benet XIV – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Benet XIV" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_XIV." title="Benedikt XIV. – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Benedikt XIV." data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pab_Bened_XIV" title="Pab Bened XIV – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Pab Bened XIV" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Benedikt_14." title="Pave Benedikt 14. – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Pave Benedikt 14." data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_XIV._(Papst)" title="Benedikt XIV. (Papst) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Benedikt XIV. (Papst)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_XIV" title="Benedictus XIV – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Benedictus XIV" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%99%CE%94%CE%84" title="Πάπας Βενέδικτος ΙΔ΄ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πάπας Βενέδικτος ΙΔ΄" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIV" title="Pope Benedict XIV – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Pope Benedict XIV" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedicto_XIV" title="Benedicto XIV – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Benedicto XIV" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikto_la_14-a" title="Benedikto la 14-a – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Benedikto la 14-a" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikto_XIV.a" title="Benedikto XIV.a – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Benedikto XIV.a" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%BE_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85" title="پاپ بندیکت چهاردهم – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پاپ بندیکت چهاردهم" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_XIV" title="Benoît XIV – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Benoît XIV" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pape_Benedet_XIV" title="Pape Benedet XIV – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Pape Benedet XIV" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1pa_Beinidict_XIV" title="Pápa Beinidict XIV – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Pápa Beinidict XIV" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A0pa_Beinidict_XIV" title="Pàpa Beinidict XIV – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Pàpa Beinidict XIV" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bieito_XIV,_papa" title="Bieito XIV, papa – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Bieito XIV, papa" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kau-f%C3%B2ng_Benedictus_14-s%E1%B9%B3" title="Kau-fòng Benedictus 14-sṳ – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Kau-fòng Benedictus 14-sṳ" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B5%90%ED%99%A9_%EB%B2%A0%EB%84%A4%EB%94%95%ED%86%A0_14%EC%84%B8" title="교황 베네딕토 14세 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="교황 베네딕토 14세" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_XIV." title="Benedikt XIV. – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Benedikt XIV." data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_XIV." title="Benedikt XIV. – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Benedikt XIV." data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papo_Benedictus_la_14ma" title="Papo Benedictus la 14ma – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Papo Benedictus la 14ma" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Benedicto_XIV" title="Papa Benedicto XIV – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Papa Benedicto XIV" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paus_Benediktus_XIV" title="Paus Benediktus XIV – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Paus Benediktus XIV" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Benedetto_XIV" title="Papa Benedetto XIV – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Papa Benedetto XIV" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%94_%D7%A2%D7%A9%D7%A8" title="בנדיקטוס הארבעה עשר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בנדיקטוס הארבעה עשר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paus_Benediktus_XIV" title="Paus Benediktus XIV – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Paus Benediktus XIV" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94_XIV" title="ბენედიქტე XIV – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბენედიქტე XIV" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Benedikto_XIV" title="Papa Benedikto XIV – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Papa Benedikto XIV" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_XIV" title="Benedictus XIV – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Benedictus XIV" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikts_XIV" title="Benedikts XIV – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Benedikts XIV" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benediktas_XIV" title="Benediktas XIV – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Benediktas XIV" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Benedett_XIV" title="Papa Benedett XIV – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Papa Benedett XIV" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIV._Benedek_p%C3%A1pa" title="XIV. Benedek pápa – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="XIV. Benedek pápa" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82_XIV" title="Папа Бенедикт XIV – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Папа Бенедикт XIV" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE" title="पोप बेनेडिक्ट चौदावा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="पोप बेनेडिक्ट चौदावा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1" title="بندكت الاربعتاشر – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بندكت الاربعتاشر" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paus_Benedictus_XIV" title="Paus Benedictus XIV – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Paus Benedictus XIV" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1u-hu%C3%B2ng_Benedictus_14-si%C3%A9" title="Gáu-huòng 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_XIV" title="Benedikt XIV – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Benedikt XIV" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Benedikt_XIV" title="Pave Benedikt XIV – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Pave Benedikt XIV" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedet_XIV" title="Benedet XIV – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Benedet XIV" 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Benedict al XIV-lea" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binidiktu_XIV" title="Binidiktu XIV – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Binidiktu XIV" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82_XIV" title="Бенедикт XIV – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бенедикт XIV" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pape_Benedict_XIV" title="Pape Benedict XIV – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Pape Benedict XIV" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binidittu_XIV" title="Binidittu XIV – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Binidittu XIV" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_XIV._(p%C3%A1pe%C5%BE)" title="Benedikt XIV. 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(pápež)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pape%C5%BE_Benedikt_XIV." title="Papež Benedikt XIV. – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Papež Benedikt XIV." data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82_XIV" title="Папа Бенедикт XIV – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Папа Бенедикт XIV" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_XIV" title="Benedikt XIV – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Benedikt XIV" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_XIV" title="Benedictus XIV – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Benedictus XIV" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictus_XIV" title="Benedictus XIV – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Benedictus XIV" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Benedicto_XIV" title="Papa Benedicto XIV – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Papa Benedicto XIV" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIV._Benedictus" title="XIV. 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class="bday">1675-03-31</span>)</span>31 March 1675<br /><a href="/wiki/Bologna" title="Bologna">Bologna</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">3 May 1758<span style="display:none">(1758-05-03)</span> (aged 83)<br />Rome</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Pope Benedict (disambiguation)">Other popes named Benedict</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Pope Benedict XIV</b> (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Benedictus Quartus Decimus</i>; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born <b>Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini</b>, was an <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italian</a> priest of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_popes" title="List of popes">248th</a> <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a> from 1740 until his death in 1758.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Benedict_XIV&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Early life" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Benedict_XIV&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Early life"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lambertini was born in <a href="/wiki/Bologna" title="Bologna">Bologna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-catholic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-2"><span 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He was made Bishop of Bologna in 1731.<sup id="cite_ref-catholic_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cardinal">Cardinal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Benedict_XIV&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Cardinal" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_Benedict_XIV&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Cardinal"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>lambertini was raised to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Cardinal_(Catholicism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardinal (Catholicism)">cardinal</a> in 1728.<sup id="cite_ref-catholic_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-2"><span 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</p><p>Benedict confirms the title of <a href="/wiki/King_of_Prussia" class="mw-redirect" title="King of Prussia">King of Prussia</a>, which was taken in 1701 by the Elector of Brandenburg.<sup id="cite_ref-catholic_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-catholic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The pope remained neutral in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Spanish_Succession" title="War of the Spanish Succession">War of the Spanish Succession</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-penny_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-penny-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benedict ordered the construction of the Fountains of Trevi.<sup id="cite_ref-penny_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-penny-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Benedict's reign, the creation of a <a href="/wiki/Vatican_Library" title="Vatican 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This is because Benedict X is now <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/parse" class="extiw" title="wikt:parse">parsed</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Antipope" title="Antipope">antipope</a>; but during the reign of Benedict XI, this was not recognized. The "true" or actual thirteenth pope Benedict identified himself with the ordinal number XIV. In other words, the numbering of popes after the 10th Benedict needs to be explained -- compare <a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Pope Boniface (disambiguation)">Popes Boniface</a> VIII–IX.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-penny-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-penny_4-0">4.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-penny_4-1">4.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 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New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Pope+Benedict+XIV&rft.btitle=Catholic+Encyclopedia&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Robert+Appleton+Company&rft.date=1913&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3APope+Benedict+XIV" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/">Catholic Hierarchy</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blambp.html">Pope Benedict XIV</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/cardinals.htm">Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111030210828/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/cardinals.htm">Archived</a> 2011-10-30 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1726-ii.htm#Lambertini">Cardinal Lambertini</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/x-Schede/PINs/PINs_Sala15_07_057.html">Pope Benedict XIV portrait in the Vatican Museum</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<br /><span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XII">Clement XII</a></span> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_popes" title="List of popes">Pope</a></b><br />1740–1758 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<br /><span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XIII">Clement XIII</a></span> </td></tr> 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class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Agapetus II">Agapetus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XII">John XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_V" title="Pope Benedict V">Benedict V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo VIII">Leo VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XIII">John XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict VI">Benedict VI</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Benedict VII">Benedict VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XIV">John XIV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XV" title="Pope John XV">John XV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_V" title="Pope Gregory V">Gregory V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sylvester II">Sylvester II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XVII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XVII">John XVII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XVIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XVIII">John XVIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sergius_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sergius IV">Sergius IV</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_VIII" title="Pope Benedict VIII">Benedict VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XIX" title="Pope John XIX">John XIX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX" title="Pope Benedict IX">Benedict IX</a><sup>a</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Sylvester III">Sylvester III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX" title="Pope Benedict IX">Benedict IX</a><sup>a</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VI" title="Pope Gregory VI">Gregory VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_II" title="Pope Clement II">Clement II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX" title="Pope Benedict IX">Benedict IX</a><sup>a</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Damasus_II" title="Pope Damasus II">Damasus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Leo IX">Leo IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Victor II">Victor II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Stephen_IX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Stephen IX">Stephen IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas II">Nicholas II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_II" title="Pope Alexander II">Alexander II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VII" title="Pope Gregory VII">Gregory VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Victor_III" title="Pope Victor III">Victor III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Urban II">Urban II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paschal_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Paschal II">Paschal II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gelasius_II" title="Pope Gelasius II">Gelasius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Callixtus_II" title="Pope Callixtus II">Callixtus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius II">Honorius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Innocent II">Innocent II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Celestine II">Celestine II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Lucius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Lucius II">Lucius II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Eugene_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Eugene III">Eugene III</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Anastasius_IV" title="Pope Anastasius IV">Anastasius IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_IV" title="Pope Adrian IV">Adrian IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_III" title="Pope Alexander III">Alexander III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Lucius_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Lucius III">Lucius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Urban III">Urban III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_VIII" title="Pope Gregory VIII">Gregory VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement III">Clement III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_III" title="Pope Celestine III">Celestine III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_III" title="Pope Innocent III">Innocent III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius III">Honorius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IX" title="Pope Gregory IX">Gregory IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_IV" title="Pope Celestine IV">Celestine IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_IV" title="Pope Innocent IV">Innocent IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_IV" title="Pope Alexander IV">Alexander IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_IV" title="Pope Urban IV">Urban IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement IV">Clement IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory X">Gregory X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_V" title="Pope Innocent V">Innocent V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian V">Adrian V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XXI">John XXI</a><sup>b</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas III">Nicholas III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Martin_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Martin IV">Martin IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Honorius_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Honorius IV">Honorius IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Nicholas_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Nicholas IV">Nicholas IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Celestine_V" title="Pope Celestine V">Celestine V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_VIII" title="Pope Boniface VIII">Boniface VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XI" title="Pope Benedict XI">Benedict XI</a><sup>b</sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_V" title="Pope Clement V">Clement V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope John XXII">John XXII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XII" title="Pope Benedict XII">Benedict XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VI" title="Pope Clement VI">Clement VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VI" title="Pope Innocent VI">Innocent VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_V" title="Pope Urban V">Urban V</a> </p> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;;;;width:10em;"><div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XI" title="Pope Gregory XI">Gregory XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VI" title="Pope Urban VI">Urban VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Boniface_IX" title="Pope Boniface IX">Boniface IX</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_VII" title="Pope Innocent 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href="/wiki/Pope_Leo_X" title="Pope Leo X">Leo X</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Adrian_VI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Adrian VI">Adrian VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_VII" title="Pope Clement VII">Clement VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_III" title="Pope Paul III">Paul III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Julius_III" title="Pope Julius III">Julius III</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Marcellus_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Marcellus II">Marcellus II</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Paul_IV" title="Pope Paul IV">Paul IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_IV" title="Pope Pius IV">Pius IV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_V" title="Pope Pius V">Pius V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII" title="Pope Gregory XIII">Gregory XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Sixtus_V" title="Pope Sixtus V">Sixtus V</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Urban_VII" title="Pope Urban VII">Urban VII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Gregory XIV">Gregory 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href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XI" title="Pope Innocent XI">Innocent XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Alexander VIII">Alexander VIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XII" title="Pope Innocent XII">Innocent XII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XI" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XI">Clement XI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Innocent_XIII" title="Pope Innocent XIII">Innocent XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XIII" title="Pope Benedict XIII">Benedict XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XII">Clement XII</a> <br /><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Benedict XIV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XIII">Clement XIII</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Clement_XIV" class="mw-redirect" title="Pope Clement XIV">Clement XIV</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VI" title="Pope Pius VI">Pius VI</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_VII" 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