Pochita mantha ndi kuthaŵa ndi ziwopsezo za akalonga ake omwe, amene analimbikitsidwa kupandukira iye ndi lamulo la papa, Henry anaona kufunika kwa kupanga mtendere wake ndi Roma. 
Terrified by the desertion and threats of his own princes, who were encouraged in rebellion against him by the papal mandate, Henry felt the necessity of making his peace with Rome. 