ðə fˈɜːst kəmplˈiːɾᵻd wˈɪŋ ʌvðə nˈʌnɚɹi wʌz kˈɑːnsɪkɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ kˈɪŋ kˈɑːnɹæd ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ dᵻklˈɛɹd ðɪ ˈæbi fɹˈiː ʌv ˌɛni vˈɑːɡt lˈeɪ ˈædvəkˌeɪt, ɐ ɹˈɛɹ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ fɔːɹ dʒˈɜːmən ˈæbiz, wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈɔfən sˈʌbdʒɛktᵻd tʊ ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃmənts ænd ɐbjˈuːsᵻz baɪ ðɛɹ vˈɑːɡts.
The first completed wing of the nunnery was consecrated in 1241 and later the same year King Konrad IV declared the abbey free of any Vogt (lay advocate), a rare privilege for German abbeys, which were often subjected to encroachments and abuses by their Vogts.