With these questions over his succession, Henry grew anxious and paranoid. He had, after all, already survived an assassination attempt by one of his own daughters. Juliane went for Henry with a crossbow because he had blinded two of her daughters, his own granddaughters. This sacrifice was in payment for the blinding of another child who was in his custody. Now, worried for his life, Henry would move beds often and he increased the royal guard around him. He slept with a sword and shield nearby and frequently had nightmares of being set upon.
