, ▁while ▁the ▁home ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁ab bey ▁were ▁limited ▁to ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁gent ry - like ▁estate ▁management . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ▁War ▁the ▁ab bey ▁building ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁imperial ▁troops ▁who ▁also ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁Hö xter . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁demol ished . ▁Only ▁the ▁West werk ▁remained . ▁ ▁Re const ruction ▁It ▁took ▁dec ades ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁area ▁to ▁recover ▁from ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁After ▁Christoph ▁Bern hard ▁von ▁Gal en , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Mün ster ▁became ▁prince ▁and ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁ab bey ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 5 , ▁reconst ruction ▁began . ▁The ▁Carol ing ian ▁church ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁building , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁West werk . ▁Under ▁von ▁Gal en ' s ▁success ors ▁Christoph ▁von ▁B elling hausen ▁( 1 6 7 8 – 9 6 ), ▁Flor enz ▁von ▁der ▁Fel de ▁( 1 6 9 6 - 1 7 1 4 ) ▁and ▁Maxim ilian ▁von ▁Hor rich ▁( 1 7 1 4 – 2 2 ) ▁the ▁other ▁substantial ▁Bar o que ▁buildings ▁still ▁there ▁today ▁were ▁ere cted . ▁ ▁Prince - B ishop ric ▁of ▁Cor vey ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁Cor vey ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Bened ict ine ▁ab bey ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁po pe ▁P ius ▁VI ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁prince