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Pietro Ii CandianoPietro II Candiano, Doge of Venice, was born in 872. He was the son of Pietro I Candiano}, doge of Venice. He followed his father, Pietro I Candiano (887), Pietro Tribuno (888-912), and Orso Participazio II (912-932) to become Doge of Venice in 932. He began the Venetian policy of expansion on the mainland after 932. He was 19th Doge of Venice between 932 and 939. Candiano II began a bitter economic blockading war against Austria early in his rule. He burnt Venice's neighbor and potential rival, Camacho to the ground following a trifling diplomatic incident. He died in 939. Child of Pietro II Candiano II, doge of Venice: Pietro III Candiano, doge of Venice (b. 902, d. 959).
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