 Before Domenico Flabanico took office, there was a significant chaos in Venice.His predecessor had abdicated the position of Doge following extensive public pressure to reinstate Otto Orseolo, but when it was found out that Otto Orseolo was dying, Domenico Orseolo, Otto's less popular relative, attempted to seize the dogeship.There was great public outcry in Venice regarding the apparent onset of a nepotistic hereditary monarchy.