 The re-burial at the Speyer crypta would imply continuity and help stabilize the position of the rebel son, who could "present himself as a legitimate force of conservation and progress".Again the body was only buried temporarily on September 3, 1106 in a still unconsecrated chapel north of Speyer cathedral.An appropriate funeral among his ancestors was only admissible and indeed performed in 1111 after the abolishment of Henry IV's pending excommunication.