The following list includes the Imperial abbeys which had seat and voice at the Imperial Diet of 1792. They, along with the two Teutonic Order commanderies whose commanders ranked as prelates, are listed according to their voting order on the two Benches of Prelates of the Diet. Not shown are the abbeys of Stablo, Kempten and Corvey, whose abbots had princely status and sat on the Ecclesiastical Bench of the College of Ruling Princes. For additional information on individual abbeys, see: List A: Imperial abbeys named in the Matrikel below this list.
Bench of Swabian Prelates
Salem
Weingarten
Ochsenhausen
Elchingen
Irsee
Ursberg
Kaisheim
Roggenburg
Roth (Mönchroth)
Weissenau
Schussenried
Marchthal
Petershausen
Wettenhausen
Zwiefalten
Gengenbach
Neresheim
Heggbach
Gutenzell
Rottenmünster
Baindt
Söflingen
St. George's at Isny
Bench of Rhineland Prelates
Kaisheim (Swabian Bench after 1756)
Commandery Koblenz (Teutonic Order)
Commanderies Alsace and Burgundy (Teutonic Order)
Odenheim and Bruchsal
Werden
St. Ulrich's and St Afra's
St. George's at Isny (Swabian Bench after 1782)
St. Kornelimünster
St. Emmeram's
Essen
Buchau
Quedlinburg
Herford
Gernrode
Niedermünster
Obermünster
Burtscheid
Gandersheim
Thorn
List A: Imperial abbeys named in the Matrikel of 1521
The religious houses listed here as List A are those named in the Matrikel, or lists of those eligible to vote in the Imperial Diet, including those whose votes were collective rather than individual. Three of these lists survive and are accessible, from 1521, 1755 (or thereabouts) and 1792.
The former Imperial abbey of Zwiefalten in 1890. Most Imperial abbeys belonged to the Benedictine order.
This list includes the Principalities, Imperial abbeys (Reichsabteien and -klöster), Imperial colleges (Reichsstifte), Imperial provostries or priories (Reichspropsteien) and the single Imperial charterhouse (Reichskartause).
The word "Stift", meaning a collegiate foundation or canonry, possibly belonging to a variety of different orders or to none at all, and either with or without rules and vows, for either men ("Herrenstift") or for women (Frauenstift), has been left untranslated, except when it specifically refers to the chapter of a church.