ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv ðiːz ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs bˈɑːdiz haʊˈɛvɚ wɜː sˈɛkjʊlɚɹˌaɪzd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə bɹˈiːf pˈiəɹɪəd ðæt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, ðə næpˈoʊlɪˈɑːnɪk wˈɔːɹz, ænd ðɛɹ ˈæftɚmˌæθ, ɪspˈɛʃəli æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən mˌiːdɪˌæɾᵻzˈeɪʃən ɹˌaɪxsdɪpjuːtˈeɪʃənʃˌɔːptʃlʌs ʌv fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː.
The great majority of these religious bodies however were secularized during the brief period that included the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and their aftermath, especially as a result of the German mediatization (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss) of February 1803.