 In this, his first recorded action, he was successful, defeating the Greeks led by Theodoros in Apulia.Hildeprand, however, died on the campaign and Charlemagne appointed Winiges to succeed him in the Duchy of Spoleto.Winiges was appointed by Charlemagne to act as his "missus dominicus" in the Ducatus Romae and he was at Saint Peter's Basilica when Pope Leo III was assaulted on 25 April 799.