 After the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the Fourth Crusade, the island of Crete was initially allotted to Boniface of Montferrat, who soon accepted an offer from Enrico Dandolo and sold his rights to Venice.As Venice was not prepared to enforce her control over the island, Pescatore seized the opportunity and landed on Crete.However, Venice responded by sending troops and Pescatore was pushed out of the island a few years later.