 At this point, the debate was no longer about appointing her abbess, but about preserving the dignity of the imperial court.The court had already decided that she would be installed as abbess in Essen and Thorn.In 1775 Maria Kunigunde was elected coadjutor of Essen and Thorn with the right to succeed, while her predecessor Francisca Christina of Sulzbach (1696-1776) was still alive.