sˌʌm ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ˈæbiz wɜː dɪsˈɑːlvd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹᵻfoːɹmˈeɪʃən; ˈʌðɚz wɜːɹ ɐbsˈoːɹbd ˌɪntʊ ˈʌðɚ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz æt vˈɛɹiəs tˈaɪmz ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈoːɹs ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf.
Some of the imperial abbeys were dissolved during the Reformation; others were absorbed into other territories at various times in the general course of political life.