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.
As an elderly man unable to cope with the demands of the office, he was forced to step down as Doge following five years in the position due to uprisings in Istria and Crete, and a conflict with Ancona. He subsequently retired to a monastery, where he died in the same year.