 As part of his program of political rehabilitation, he recalled the Visconti, the ousted former rulers of Milan from exile.Guido della Torre, who had thrown the Visconti out of Milan, objected and organised a revolt against Henry that was ruthlessly put down, and the Visconti were returned to power, with Henry appointing Matteo I Visconti as the Imperial vicar of Milan.He also imposed his brother-in-law, Amadeus of Savoy, as the vicar-general in Lombardy.