Otto Orseolo

Otto Orseolo
16th-century depiction of Otto Orseolo by Domenico Tintoretto
27th Doge of Venice
In office
1008–1026
Preceded byPietro II Orseolo
Succeeded byPietro Barbolano
Personal details
Bornc. 992
Died1032
Constantinople
SpouseGrimelda of Hungary
RelationsHouse of Orseolo
ChildrenPeter, King of Hungary
Frozza, Margravine of Austria
Parent(s)Pietro II Orseolo
Maria Candiano

Otto Orseolo (Italian: Ottone Orseolo, also Urseolo; c. 992−1032) was the Doge of Venice from 1008 to 1026. He was the third son of Doge Pietro II of the House of Orseolo, and Maria Candiano, whom he succeeded at the age of sixteen, becoming the youngest doge in Venetian history.[1]

  1. ^ Hazlitt, 115–133.