Being already in his eighties and unable to face the position's challenges - a revolt in Istria and Crete and a war with Ancona - he abdicated as Doge after five years and retired to a monastery, where he died the same year.
Having reached his eighties and struggling to meet the challenges of the role - a rebellion in Istria and Crete, and a war with Ancona - he chose to step down as Doge after five years and devoted himself to a monastic life, where he eventually died that same year.