Background
He followed his father, Pietro I Candiano (887), Pietro Tribuno (888–912), and Orso II Participazio (912–932) to become Doge of Venice in 932.
He followed his father, Pietro I Candiano (887), Pietro Tribuno (888–912), and Orso II Participazio (912–932) to become Doge of Venice in 932.
He began the Venetian policy of expansion on the mainland after 932. Pietro Candiano II began a bitter economic blockading war against Istria early in his rule. He burnt Venice"s neighbor and potential rival, Comacchio, to the ground following a trifling diplomatic incident.