 In 1190, he was chased from Spoleto by the ascendant Guelph powers, but he regained his duchy in 1195.He briefly sheltered the young Emperor Frederick II at the Rocca and acted as the vicar of the Kingdom of Sicily, but in 1198 he was ordered to render Spoleto to the Pope and during his absence, Assisi rebelled and declared a commune.His son was Rainald of Urslingen, Duke of Spoleto from 1223 to 1230.