Pietro II Orseolo

Pietro II Orseolo
Pietro II (left) and his son Ottone
26th Doge of Venice
In office
991–1009
Preceded byTribuno Memmo
Succeeded byOttone Orseolo
Personal details
Born961
Venice, Republic of Venice
Died1009 (aged 48)
Venice, Republic of Venice
RelationsHouse of Orseolo
ChildrenOtto Orseolo
Parents

Pietro II Orseolo (961−1009) was the Doge of Venice from 991 to 1009, and a member of the House of Orseolo. 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 Korčula (Curzola) and acquiring Dubrovnik (Ragusa).