As an ecclesiastical principality, the Abbey of St. Gallen was to constitute an important territorial state and a major regional power in Northern Switzerland up to 1803 when it lost its independence and was incorporated into the new Canton of St. Gallen.
The Abbey of St. Gallen was to constitute an important territorial state when it lost its independence and was incorporated into the new Canton of St. Gallen. This was as an ecclesiastical principality. The Abbey of St. Gallen was to constitute a major regional power in Northern Switzerland up to 1803 when it lost its independence and was incorporated into the new Canton of St. Gallen. This was as an ecclesiastical principality.