From 1443, it was under Venetian authority.

They were welcomed by the Ottoman authorities, while the Venetian authorities were forced to institute military patrols to stop them.

However, the areas surrounding Drivast and Scutari no longer recognized Venetian authority.

By the late 18th century, the Ionian Islands had been under Venetian authority for centuries.

Later, the island fell into the hands of the Venetian authorities, which sold it to captain Fani Soppe for 12,350 ducats.

The fugitive then converted to Christianity, and demands for his rendition by the Ottomans were therefore refused by the Venetian authorities.

Soon, the entire western part of Crete was in the hands of the insurgents, forcing the Venetian authorities to mount yet another major campaign against them.

To ingratiate himself with the Venetian authorities, Casanova did some commercial spying for them.

In 1509, after further controversies with the Venetian authorities, he was forced to leave the diocese, and moved to Rome (1510).

In the 18th century Trpanj imported salted fish from Sucuraj which was under Venetian authority and exported it along with its fish.