Though Salerno remained wealthy and opulent to the end of his reign, he misused this wealth during the siege of 1077 and lost his city and his principality to the Guiscard.
Kuigi Salerno jäi rikkaks ja külluslikuks tema valitsusaja lõpuni, kuritarvitas ta seda rikkust 1077. aasta piiramise ajal ja kaotas oma linna ja oma vürstkonna Guiscard'ile.