Further security for the abbey was achieved when Pope Innocent III granted Schussenried his protection on 13 February 1211 and when it was made an imperial abbey and given control of customs in its territories by Emperor Frederick II, in 1227.
The safety of the abbey was enhanced when Pope Innocent III bestowed protection upon Schussenried on 13 February 1211, and it was subsequently elevated to a royal abbey with authority over trade in its regions by Emperor Frederick II in 1227.