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In 1057, Godfrey was exiled to Tuscany, where he joined Beatrice and co-governed with her.

He was enfeoffed with the Duchy of Spoleto ( 1057 ) by Pope Stephen IX, his brother.

In January 1058, Leo de Benedicto Christiano threw open the city gates to him and Beatrice after the election of Pope Nicholas II.

Possessing the Tiber and assaulting the Lateran, Godfrey succeeded in expelling the antipope Benedict X on 24 January.

During the papal reign of his brother and his brother's reforming successors, he played an important rôle in the politics of central and northern Italy, including Sardinia, where he interfered on behalf of Barisone I of Logudoro against the Republic of Pisa, indicating his authority over both.