- References
- 1240: Founded by Conrad of Winterstetten
- 1376: Granted immediate status
- 1793: In Council of Princes
- 1802: Secularized; tranferred to Aspermont-Lynden
Imperial Abbey of Beckenreid
edit- c1136: Abbey
- ?: Abbotts also held the Lordship of Bellelay (from 15th cent. called Courtine de Bellelay)
- References
- Swiss Cantons
- Bienne
- 999: Part of Bishopric of Basel
- ?-1234?: Part of County Neuchâtel/Neuenburg
- 1234?: Restored to Bishopric of Basel
- References
- Swiss Cantons
Imperial Abbey of Blankenburg
editImperial Abbey of Burtscheid
edit- 1548: Emperor Charles V granted Buxheim imperial immediacy
- 1802: Secularized; to Counts of Ostein
- 1809: Inherited by the Counts Waldbott von Bassenheim
Imperial Princely Abbey of Cornelimünster
editImperial Abbey of Echternach
editImperial Abbey of Einsiedeln
edit- 965: "...Gregory, the third Abbot of Einsiedeln, was made a prince of the empire by Otto I, and his successors continued to enjoy the same dignity up to the cessation of the empire in the beginning of the nineteenth century."
- 1274: "...the abbey, with its dependencies, was created an independent principality by Rudolf of Hapsburg, over which the abbot exercised temporal as well as spiritual jurisdiction. It continued independent until the French Revolution. The abbey is now what is termed nullius dioecesis, the abbot having quasi-episcopal authority over ten parishes served by the monks and comprising nearly twenty thousand souls."
- Reference
- [1]
- c800: Benedictine monastery founded
- 852: Abbey for daughters of high Saxon nobility founded
- 874/947: Imperial immediate status
- 971-1011: Prioress Matilda of the Saxon imperial family who endowed the churche with precious objects making it one of the most significant of its kind in Europe
- 1039-1058: Prioress Theophano, granddaughter of the Emperor Otto II
- 1216: Emperor Frederick II designates the Prioress a Princess of the Empire
- 1228: Abbess called HRE Princess
- 1290: King Rudolf of Germany confirmed the Princess-Abbess of Essen's territorial soveriegnty over the town of Essen
- 1336: Citizens of Essen attempted to be freed of Princess-Abbess' rule over the town & establish imperial immediacy
- 1337: Emperor Charles IV granted Essen states of a Free City
- 1369: Emperor Charles IV granted the Princess-Abbess the right to extract coal
- 1661: HRE Princess-Abbacy
- 1793: In the Council of Princes
- 1802: Annexed to Prussia
- 1803: Secularize
- 1806: Joint condominium of Prussia and Berg
- 1806 Annexed to Berg
- 1815: To Prussia
- References
- History of City of Essen
Imperial Abbey of Gandersheim
edit- 856: Abbey of Gandersheim founded by Duke Ludolf of Saxony
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1803: To Brunswick
Imperial Abbey of Gengenbach
edit- References
- Gengenbach Abbey
- 961: Under Imperial protection
- 1512: To Upper Saxon Circle
- 1610: Secularized to Anhalt
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 820: Abbey founded
- 851: Granted sovereign status
- 973: Given rights of trade, coinage, costumes
- 1174: Imperial immediacy, imperial estate status
- 1500-1521: In the Westphalian Imperial Circle
- 1521: Imperial prelate
- 1523: Princess-Abess of the Empire
- 1533: Secular Protestant Chapter
- 1802: Annexed by Prussia
- Rulers
[2]
Imperial Abbey of Hynoltshusen
edit- Irrsee
- Kaisersheim
- References
- Kitzingen Abbey
Imperial Abbet of Konigsbronn
editImperial Abbey of Kreuzlingen
edit- Reference
- Lorsch Abbey
- 1793: Council of Princes
Imperial Abbey of Maursmunster
editImperial Abbey of Munchenroth
edit- Münchenroth
Imperial Abbey of Munster in St. Gregoriental
edit- Münster im St. Gregoriental
1793: Council of Princes
Abbey of Niedermunster
editImperial Princely Abbey of Niedermunster in Regensburg
edit- Niedermünster im Regensburg, Niedermunster in Regensburg
Imperial Abbey of Niederwesel
editImperial Abbey of Obermunster
editImperial Princely Abbey of Obermunster in Regensburg
edit- 1500: Bavarian Circle
- 1793: Council of Princes
Imperial Abbey of Ochsenhausen
edit- 983: Abbey founded by St. Gebhard II (979-995)
- 1793: Council of Princes
Imperial Abbey of Petershausen zu Konstanz
edit- Pfafers
- 740: Abbey
- ?: HRE Abbey
Imperial Princely Abbey of Prum
edit- Prüm
- Title: Prince-Abbot of Prum
- 720: HRE Abbey
- 1557: Annexed to Sternberg and Pyrmont
- 1583: Recreated on partition
- 1631: Annexed to Waldeck-Eisenberg
Abbey of Quedlinburg
edit- 931: HRE Abbacy
- 1465: HRE Princess-Abbacy
- 1793: Council of Princes
- 1801: Secularized
- 1803: To Prussia
- 1807: To Westphalia
- 1815: To Prussia
Abbey of Ratzenburg
edit- 1648: Secularized to Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- 1792: In Council of Princes
Imperial Abbey of Rechenhausen
editAbbey of Reichsabteu Rottmunster
edit- Rottmünster, Rottenmünster
Imperial Abbey of Riddagshausen
editImperial Abbey of Rockenhausen
editImperial Abbey of Roggenburg
edit- Rot
Abbey of Rottenmunster
edit- Rottenmünster, Rothenmünster
- 1126: Benedictine Abbey of Rottenmünster [3]
- 1442: Princess-Abbess of the Empire
- 1803: Secularized and annexed to Wurttemberg
Imperial Abbey of St. Ägidien zu Nürnberg
editImperial Abbey of St. Blasien
editImperial Princely Abbey of St. Emmeran in Regensburg
edit- Sankt Emmeram
- References
- [4]
Imperial Abbey of St. Gallen
editAbbey of St. Georg in Isny
editImperial Abbey of St. Georgen
editImperial Abbey of St. Johann
editImperial Abbey of St. Johann im Turital
editImperial Abbey of St. Maximin
editAbbey of St. Maxirain
editImperial Abbey St. Peter im Schwarzwald
editImperial Abbey of St. Ulrich und Afra im Augsburg
edit- In Augsburg
Abbey of Salmannsweiler
edit- Salem
Imperial Abbey of Schaffhausen
edit- Schöttem
Imperial Abbey of Schussenried
edit- Söflingen
Imperial Abbey of Stein am Rhein
edit- Vreden, Werden
- 809: Abbey of Werden founded
- 877: HRE Prince-Abbot
- 827: Helmstadt founded
- ?-1085: Imperial Abbey
- 1216: Emperor Frederick II designated the Prior as Prince of the Empire
- 1792: In Council of Princes
- 1803: Secularised to Prussia
- 1806: Annexed to Berg
- 1808: Annexed to Westphalia
- 1814: Restored to Prussia
- References
- [5]
Imperial Abbey of Waldsassen
edit- References
- Waldsassen
Imperial Abbey of Walkenried
edit- References
- Walkenried
Imperial Abbey of Weingarten
edit- References
- Weingarted
- Weißenau
- 1145: Founded
- 1257: Raised to the rank of an abbey
- Weissenau
- References
- Werden
Abbey of Wessobrunn
edit- References
- [6]
Imperial Abbey of Wettenhausen
edit- References
- Wilhering