Henry and the pope now move south, where his father had created the situation as it was then in his visit of 1038.

Henry reversed many of Conrad's acts.

At Capua, he is received by Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno, also Prince of Capua since 1038.

However, Henry gives Capua back to the twice-deprived Prince Pandulf IV, a highly unpopular choice.

Guaimar had been acclaimed as Duke of Apulia and Calabria by the Norman mercenaries under William Iron Arm and his brother Drogo of Hauteville.

In return, Guaimar had recognized the conquests of the Normans and invested William as his vassal with the comital title.

Henry makes Drogo, William's successor in Apulia, a direct vassal of the imperial crown.

He had done likewise to Ranulf Drengot, the count of Aversa, who had been a vassal of Guaimar as Prince of Capua.

Thus, Guaimar is deprived of his greatest vassals, his principality split in two, and his greatest enemy reinstated.