text_original: policy edness by realising that it was impossible to maintain the old ambitions of the Hohenstaufen, that he would GERMANY AND THE EMPIRE, 1273 1378 9 only waste his strength in vain endeavour should he strive to regain their ItaHan possessions, and that his true poHcy was to strengthen his position in Germany, to reduce the excessive power of his Imperial vassals, and to build up a strong territorial position for his own family.
text_transcription: EDNESS BY REALIZING THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE OLD AMBITIONS OF THE HOHENSTAUFIN THAT HE WOULD ONLY WASTE HIS STRENGTH AND VAIN ENDEAVOR SHOULD HE STRIVE TO REGAIN THEIR ITALIAN POSSESSIONS AND THAT HIS TRUE POLICY WAS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR POSITION IN GERMANY TO REDUCE THE EXCESSIVE POWER OF HIS IMPERIAL VASSALS AND TO BUILD UP A STRONG TERRITORIAL POSITION FOR HIS OWN FAMILY
phonemes: pˈɑːlɪsi ˈɛdnəs baɪ ɹˈiːəlaɪzɪŋ ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə meɪntˈeɪn ðɪ ˈoʊld æmbˈɪʃənz ʌvðə hˈoʊhənstˌɔːfən, ðæt hiː wʊd dʒˈɜːməni ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt nˈaɪn ˈoʊnli wˈeɪst hɪz stɹˈɛŋθ ɪn vˈeɪn ɛndˈɛvɚ ʃˌʊd hiː stɹˈaɪv tə ɹᵻɡˈeɪn ðɛɹ ˈiːɾə hˈæn pəzˈɛʃənz, ænd ðæt hɪz tɹˈuː pˈoʊ ˌeɪtʃsˌiːwˈaɪ wʌz tə stɹˈɛŋθən hɪz pəzˈɪʃən ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ðɪ ɛksˈɛsɪv pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv hɪz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl vˈæsəlz, ænd tə bˈɪld ˌʌp ɐ stɹˈɔŋ tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl pəzˈɪʃən fɔːɹ hɪz ˈoʊn fˈæmɪli.