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Birth:          ABT  950 
Death:          1009 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_II_Orseolo
Pietro II Orseolo (died 1009) was the Doge of Venice from 991 to 1009.

He began the period of eastern expansion of Venice that lasted for the better part of 
500 years. He secured his influence in the Dalmatian Romanized settlements from the 
Croats and Narentines, freed Venetia from a 50-year-old taxation to the latter, and 
started Venetia's expansions by conquering the islands of Lastovo (Lagosta) and 
Korcula (Curzola) and acquiring Dubrovnik (Ragusa).
Reign[edit]

Relations with Byzantium[edit]

In 992 Pietro II Orseolo concluded a treaty with the Byzantine emperor Basil II to 
transport Byzantine troops in exchange for commercial privileges in Constantinople.[1] 
His dogaressa was Maria Candiano.[2]

Following repeated complaints by the Dalmatian city-states in 997, the Venetian fleet 
under Orseolo attacked the Neretvian pirates of Neretvia on Ascension Day in 998. 
Pietro then took the title of Dux Dalmatianorum (Duke of the Dalmatians), associating 
it with his son Giovanni Orseolo.

Scorched earth policy[edit]

On 9 May 1000 Doge Pietro II decided to finally pacify the Croatians and the 
Narentines during the last Croatian-Bulgarian wars, protecting Venetian trade colonies 
and the interests of Romanized Dalmatians. Without difficulties, his fleet of 6 ships 
scorched the entire eastern half of the Adriatic coast, with only the Neretvians 
offering resistance. After the Neretvians stole goods and captured 40 tradars from 
Zadar, the Doge dispatched 10 ships that caught the Neretvians near the island of 
Kaca. He captured them all and brought them triumphantly to Split. There, Neretvian 
emissaries requested the release of the prisoners. Pietro II agreed provided that the 
Neretvian Archont himself agreed to bow before him. Moreover, the Neretvians would 
also have to renounce the old tax that Venetia had to pay since 948, and guarantee 
safe passage to Venetian ships in the Adriatic.

Pietro II released all prisoners except for 6 Narentines, whom he kept as hostages. 
The mainland Narentines were thus pacified; the citizens of Korcula decided to wage 
war against Orseolo, but were eventually conquered. Lastovo however, continued to 
resist Venetian incursions. The island was infamous for being a pirate haven. In the 
effort to decisively quell further opposition, Pietro II ordered the evacuation of the 
island city. Despite continuing opposition, he eventually razed Lastovo to the ground.

At the same time that Pietro II subjugated Lastovo, the former Croatian king Svetoslav 
Suronja fled to Venice after being deposed by his two brothers. To bolster his 
weakened position, King Stephen I of Croatia married Pietro II Orseolo's daughter, 
Joscella (Hicela) Orseolo. Their son Peter Krešimir IV become king in Croatia in 1059.

Pietro II Orseolo was married to Maria Candiano, the daughter of Vitale Candiano and 
niece of Doge Pietro IV Candiano.[3] Ottone Orseolo succeeded his father, Pietro II, 
as the doge of Venice until 1026, while his grandson Peter reigned as King of 
Hungary. His younger son Domenico Orseolo's children settled in Ravenna and 
became the stem of the Orsini family.

Legacy[edit]

The date of his victory became that of the Festa della Sensa, the Ascension Festival, 
the oldest festival in Venice. It was commemorated by the Doge and the bishop of 
Olivolo going past the Lido and blessing the waters, invoking good fortune for the 
Venetian navy.


Marriage To CANDIANO Maria (ABT  955 - )
    m.  

Notes

Parents
CANDIANO Vitale (ABT  920 -  979)
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Children by CANDIANO Maria ABT  955 - 
ORSEOLO Otto (ABT  992 - 1032)

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