When the Athen family tried to harm the young ruler, Ittocorre whisked him away to Porto Torres and the protection of the Pisans, who took him to Pisa and the house of Ugo da Parlascio Ebriaco.

At this time, Comita II of Arborea allied with the Republic of Genoa to defend himself from filopisano[d] Logudoro, thus dividing the island's allegiance.

On 26 June 1132, Comita I of Gallura paid homage to Roger at Ardara, thus preliminarily establishing the legatine status of Gonario's principality.

The Pisan prelate, travelling the island as a papal legate, had excommunicated the judge for oppressing the people and warring against Pisa, his rightful sovereign.

Bernard of Clairvaux even weighed into island politics and sent a letter to Pope Eugene III to justify Baldwin's actions and commend Gonario as quia bonus princeps dicitur.

Gonario and Constantine II of Cagliari also attended this ceremony, the only recorded instance of three out of the four Sardinian giudici being present in the same place at the same time.