 Marco Foscarini was the Doge of Venice during this time period.The Ottomans conquered Crete in 1669, after the siege of Candia.Many Greek Cretans fled to other regions of the Republic of Venice after the Ottoman–Venetian Wars, some even prospering such as the family of Simone Stratigo (c. 1733 – c. 1824) who migrated to Dalmatia from Crete in 1669.