dᵻspˈaɪt ðɛɹ dˈɪfɹəns ʌv stˈæɾəs wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl dˈaɪət, bˈoʊθ ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pɹˈɛləts ænd ðə pɹˈɪnsˈæbəts ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ðə sˈeɪm dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ pɹˌɪnsɪpˈælᵻɾi.
Despite their difference of status within the Imperial Diet, both the Imperial Prelates and the Prince-Abbots exercised the same degree of authority over their principality.