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 later he regained his feudal domain and held it despite attacks by Papal-Visconti mercenaries like Niccolò Piccinino and Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. In 1447, he was designated papal vicar of Forlì.