Pietro Tradonico

Pietro Tradonico († September 13 in Grado 864 ) was, according to tradition the 13th Doge of Venice. He reigned from 836 to 864

Under Tradonico the emancipation of Venice of Byzantium, the establishment of an independent Dukat and the emergence of dominance as a naval power in the eastern Mediterranean began.

Family

Pietro Tradonico came from a family that originally came from the Istrian Pula, and had settled in and Equilio, today Jesolo and later at the Rialto. She was one of the richest families in the former Venetia.

The Dogenamt

With Tradonico the series of Partecipazio - Dogen was interrupted and had been for 809 incumbents. He is said to have been a very powerful conscious and assertive Doge as deliver Venetian chronicler. Neither the people nor with the princes of the church, he was well liked, but was distinguished by extraordinary statesmanship. The fact that he was illiterate and had to sign documents with a sigum manus, he shared with other rulers of his time.

First, he appointed his son Pietro to co- doge. He made two successful campaigns against the Slavs, on Venetian ships interfered with the maritime trade in the Adriatic with their constant raids. At the request of the Eastern Roman Emperor, he led a campaign against the Saracens who were trying to establish themselves in the course of its expansion to the west in Sicily. Because of his military successes he was spartario by the emperor with titles and ipato excellent.

Of decisive importance for the history of Venice was the signing of Pactus Lotharii of 23 February. 840, in which the Emperor recognized the independence of Venice and its dominion over the lagoon to the sea (ad aquas salsas ). On March 23, 856 confirmed Lothar's successor, Louis II the contract. Around this time, the first coins with the inscription Criste salva Venecias were minted in Venice, characters growing self-consciousness of the lagoon city.

On March 23, 840 Ludwig II was with his wife for three days in the guest house of the Doge, and was godfather to a Dogenenkelin. Shortly after the departure of the king died of Dogensohn Giovanni Tradonico. In the ensuing civil unrest, which the Doge was no longer Lord, was accused of the Doge injustice and despotism. On September 13, 864, he was taken and slain upon leaving the San Zaccaria Church by a group of conspirators. Apparently it was feared because of unrest intervention on the part of the Protecting Powers of the lagoon city, be it was so appointed by the Franks or from Byzantium, in a hurry a three-member court. Five conspirators were hanged, four exiled to Constantinople Opel, while others managed to leave Venice unmolested. The People's Assembly elected a little later Partecipazio, Orso. I, as his successor.

The Doge was buried in the atrium of San Zaccaria.