▁ ▁Later ▁history ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁abb esses ▁were ▁the ▁wid ows , ▁daughters ▁or ▁sister s ▁of ▁em per ors ▁and ▁k ings , ▁which ▁over ▁time ▁affected ▁mon astic ▁discipline ▁advers ely . ▁Stephen ▁of ▁Sen lis ▁and ▁Louis ▁de ▁Be aum ont ▁de ▁la ▁For êt , ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Paris , ▁tried ▁in ▁vain ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁ab bey ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 4 8 3 , ▁respectively . ▁Not ▁until ▁ 1 4 9 9 , ▁under ▁Bishop ▁Jean - Sim on ▁de ▁Champ igny , ▁was ▁any ▁success ▁achieved ▁in ▁this ▁regard , ▁through ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁Par lement ▁of ▁Paris : ▁from ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁the ▁abb esses ▁were ▁elected ▁every ▁three ▁years , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁re - e lection . ▁However , ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 5 5 9 ▁the ▁king ▁abol ished ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁abb esses ▁himself . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁ab bey ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁the ▁ab bey ▁complex ▁was ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁asset ▁and ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁ab bey ▁are ▁today ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁ma irie ▁or ▁seat ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁of ▁modern ▁Ch elles . ▁ ▁Abb esses ▁ ▁Saint ▁Ber th ild ▁▁ ▁Sig issa ▁or ▁Sig is la ▁( document ed ▁