Already a member of the dogeate, he had conspired against his father, Peter III, for mere interests: the new doge sided with the mainland and the latifundia; his father Peter III, on the other hand, believed in the maritime tradition and was therefore pro-Byzantine.
The city split in two, there were death sentences and Peter IV, sent into exile, took refuge in Ravenna, where with the help of the king of Italy Berengar II, who provided him with six warships, he set out to attack his father (959), who however died of a broken heart.
Elected doge, Peter IV was later
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