From its restoration to the Scottish monks in 1595 the following were its abbots:
Scottish monks, such as St Cathróe of Metz, became local saints in the region.
The monastery, founded by Irish or Scottish monks in about 620, is held to be the oldest monastery in Bavaria.
The village was named from a legend about the Scottish monk, Saint Furcy who came as an evangelist to Picardy.
There was an earlier community of Scottish monks or priests which was probably absorbed by the new foundation (see Deer Abbey).
When the Augustinian priory was founded in 1150, the Scottish monks were absorbed into the established and those who refused to join were to be expelled.
In 1595, however, it was restored to the Scottish congregation and continued to be occupied by Scottish monks until its suppression in 1803.
There was an earlier community of Scottish monks or priests.
The Scottish monks were predominantly from lowland Scotland, and thus were generally not Gaels.
The monastery was founded in 946 by Scottish monks.