Pietro III Candiano

Pietro III Candiano
21st Doge of Venice
In office 942–959
Preceded by	Pietro Participazio
Succeeded by	Pietro IV Candiano
Personal details
Born	Unknown
Died	959
Spouse	Arcielda Candiano
Children	Pietro IV Candiano Domenigo Candiano Vitale Candiano Stefano Candiano Elena Candiano
Parent	Pietro II Candiano

Pietro III Candiano was the Doge of Venice from 942 until 959. He was the son of Pietro II Candiano.

Life

In 948 he led a fleet of 33 galleys to punish the Dalmatian pirates, the Narentines, for repeatedly raiding against Venetian shipping in the Adriatic Sea. After the attempt failed, he tried again, but the result was a peace treaty that made the Venice pay tribute to the Narentines for safe passage for the next 50 years, until Doge Pietro II Orseolo's reign. His dogaressa was Arcielda Candiano.

Marriage and issue

Pietro and Arcielda had:

• Doge Pietro IV Candiano (930 - 976)
• Domenigo Candiano
• Vitale Candiano, Bishop of Torcello, Doge of Venice (-979)
• Stefano Candiano
• Elena Candiano.

Sources

• Lane, Frederic Chapin (1973). Venice, A Maritime Republic. Johns Hopkins University Press.
• Staley, Edgcumbe (1901). The Dogaressas of Venice : The Wives of the Doges. T. W. Laurie.