In view of the Protestant Reformation the abbey was finally declared an immediate Reichsstift (Imperial abbey) by Emperor Charles V in 1542.
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.