and Dominic, Bishop of Zagreb) were considered royalists. According to Emeric's accusation, Boleslaus played an important role in organizing the plot against his rule. The king narrated in his letter to Pope Innocent III that the bishop maintained relationship and corresponded with Duke Andrew and the other conspirators, and guarded their group's funds at the cathedral of Vác in order to finance their rebellion against Emeric. The confrontation between Emeric and Boleslaus reached its peak on 10 March 1199. According to Boleslaus' complaint to the Roman Curia, while the bishop and his canons celebrated a mass at the cathedral of Vác, Emeric and his soldiers violently broke into the building. The king himself physically assaulted Boleslaus, while his troops broke the lock, looted the treasury and confiscated numerous documents, which allegedly contained the preparations for a planned conspiracy against the monarch. According to historian Géza Érszegi, the first version of Boleslaus' will and testament was lost during this act. As Boleslaus' envoys were forbidden to leave the Kingdom of Hungary, his brother Elvin departed to the Holy See to file a formal complaint against the king (alongside his own conflict with his cathedral chapter). In order to finance his journey, Elvin sold his palace and the surrounding lands at Micske in Bihar County (present-day Mișca in Romania). Pope Innocent sent a letter to Emeric on 21 June 1199, in which he called on the king to reimburse the material damage to the cathedral and to compensate Boleslaus, unless he will impose an ecclesiastical penalty on Emeric (excommunication) and the kingdom (interdict). On the same day, Pope Innocent instructed Saul Győr, the Archbishop of Kalocsa to investigate the events and oversee that the king is carrying out the compensation. Initially, Emeric prevented the visitation of Saul to the royal court, hindering his mission. Emeric denied any physical abuse in his reply letter, according to him, the canons of the cathedral chapter voluntarily opened the gate, and Boleslaus' involvement in the conspiracy was revealed. Since after the incident and the subsequent civil war, several barons defected to the court of Duke Andrew, it is plausible the king had good reason to open the cathedral treasury, according to historian György Szabados. In accordance with the contemporary records, Boleslaus no longer played an active role in the rebellion of Duke Andrew during the remaining regnal years of King Emeric. Boleslaus was granted tax exemption