Two years later he regained the seigniory and maintained it despite the attacks of Papal-Visconti condottieri like Niccolò Piccinino and Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. In 1447 he was recognized papal vicar of Forlì.
Two years after regaining his feudal territory, he successfully defended it against attacks from the Papal-Visconti mercenaries like Niccolò Piccinino and Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. In 1447, he was officially recognized as the papal vicar of Forlì.