wˈʌn mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ɛksˈɛpʃən wʌzðə lˈɑːɹdʒ ænd pˈaʊɚfəl ˈæbi ʌv sənt. ɡˈɔːl wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ˌʌp tʊ ɪts dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə næpˈoʊlɪˈɑːnɪk pˈiəɹɪəd, dᵻspˈaɪt ðə fˈækt ðˈæt, æz ɐ swˈɪs ˈæbi, ɪt hæd stˈɑːpt tˈeɪkɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ɪnðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dˈaɪət ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz ʌvðə hˈoʊli ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ wˈʌns ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ʌvðə swˈɪs kənfˈɛdɚɹəsi wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt.
One major exception was the large and powerful Abbey of St. Gall which remained independent up to its dissolution during the Napoleonic period, despite the fact that, as a Swiss abbey, it had stopped taking part in  the Imperial Diet and other institutions of the Holy Roman Empire once the independence of the Swiss Confederacy was recognized in 1648.