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Henry IV, illumination from the manuscript Ekkehardi historia, c. 1113; in possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
In June 1075, Henry IV defeated the Saxon rebels at Homburg near Langensalza.1
This victory followed a period of intense conflict that began in 1073, when Saxon nobles, prelates, and the peasantry revolted against the king's administration and the construction of royal strongholds in the Harz region. Although Henry had been forced to grant the rebels immunity in 1073 and agree to the destruction of his castles in 1074, the desecration of a church and a royal tomb by the rebels provided him with the necessary support from across the empire to launch a successful military campaign.21