Innocent VII
Papacy began	October 17, 1404
Papacy ended	November 6, 1406
Predecessor	Pope Boniface IX
Successor	Pope Gregory XII
Personal details
Birth name	Cosimo de' Migliorati
Born	1336 Sulmona, Kingdom of Naples
Died	(1406-11-06)November 6, 1406 Rome
Other popes named Innocent

Pope Innocent VII (Latin: Innocentius Septimus; 1336 – November 6, 1406), born Cosimo de' Migliorati, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 205th Pope from 1404 until his death in 1406.^[1]

Migliorati was born at Sulmona in the Abruzzi region of Italy.^[2]

Migliorati studied at Perugia, Padua and Bologna. He taught law at Perugia and Pagua.^[3]

Pope Urban VI made Migliorati Bishop of Bologna in 1386. He became Archbishop of Ravenna in 1387.^[3]

Pope Boniface IX made Migliorati cardinal in 1389.^[3]

Migliorati was elected pope on October 17, 1404; and chose to be called of Innocent VII.^[4]

He elevated his nephew as a cardinal Ludovico Migliorati.^[3] Cardinal Migliorati had a unique role as cardinal-nephew.^[5]

Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.^[3]

Innocent VII was pope during the years of the Western Schism, which was a split between factions of the Roman Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417.^[6]

During this period, there was more than one who claimed to be the true pope.^[6]

Popes of the Western Schism

• List of popes

Media related to Innocentius VII at Wikimedia Commons

•  "Pope Innocent VII" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
• Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Innocent VII
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Migliorati