 Henry inaugurated his reign with a tour through his domains.In the Low Countries he received homage of Gothelo I, Duke of Upper and Lower Lorraine and in Cologne, he was joined by Herman II, Archbishop of Cologne, who accompanied him and his mother to Saxony, where he established the town of Goslar as a future imperial residence.Heading an army he entered Thuringia where he met Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen, whose advice and counsel he sought with regard to the recent successes of Duke Bretislaus I of Bohemia in Poland.