ælbˈɛɹoʊ də mˈɔntɹuːˌɪl fˈeɪld tə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ðɪ ˈæbi tə tɹˈaɪɚz dʒˌʊɹɹɪsdˈɪkʃən ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli twˈɛlfθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, bˌʌt ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌvðɪ ˈæbiz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɪmˈiːdɪəsi wʌz fɔːɹ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːnflɪkt, kəntˈɛstᵻd baɪ tɹˈaɪɚ, tə hˈuːm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ðɪ ˈæbət fˈɔːɹməli ɹᵻnˈaʊnst ˈɔːl klˈeɪm tə ðə stˈæɾəs, mˌeɪkɪŋ səbmˈɪʃən tə ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ɪn hɪz kəpˈæsᵻɾi æz pɹˈɪnsᵻlˈɛktɚ.
Albero de Montreuil failed to subject the abbey to Trier's jurisdiction in the early 12th century, but the question of the abbey's Imperial immediacy () was for centuries a matter of conflict, contested by Trier, to whom in 1669 the abbot formally renounced all claim to the status, making submission to the archbishop in his capacity as Prince-elector.