ɪn vjˈuː ʌvðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt ɹᵻfoːɹmˈeɪʃən ðɪ ˈæbi wʌz fˈaɪnəli dᵻklˈɛɹd ɐn ɪmˈiːdɪət ɹˈaɪxstɪft ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ˈæbi baɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tʃˈɑːɹlz vˈiː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
In view of the Protestant Reformation the abbey was finally declared an immediate Reichsstift (Imperial abbey) by Emperor Charles V in 1542.