text_original: Certain families were particularly important at this time. The Ascanian family ruled in the Mark of Bran  denburg and in the Duchy of Saxony. The House of Wittelsbach was also split into two branches ; the elder GERMANY AND THE EMPIRE, 1273 1378 7 possessed Upper Bavaria and the Palatinate ; the younger ruled in Lower Bavaria.
text_transcription: CERTAIN FAMILIES WERE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME THE ASCANIAN FAMILY RULED IN THE MARK OF BRANDENBURG AND THE DUCHY OF SAXONY THE HOUSE OF FIDDLESBACH WAS ALSO SPLIT INTO TWO BRANCHES THE ELDER POSSESSED UPPER BAVARIA AND THE PALATINEATE THE YOUNGER RULED IN LOWER BAVARIA
phonemes: sˈɜːʔn̩ fˈæmɪliz wɜː pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt æt ðɪs tˈaɪm. ðɪ ɐskˈeɪniən fˈæmɪli ɹˈuːld ɪnðə mˈɑːɹk ʌv bɹˈæn dˈɛnbɜːɡ ænd ɪnðə dˈʌtʃi ʌv sˈæksəni. ðə hˈaʊs ʌv wˈɪɾɪlsbˌɑːx wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ splˈɪt ˌɪntʊ tˈuː bɹˈæntʃᵻz ; ðɪ ˈɛldɚ dʒˈɜːməni ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt sˈɛvən pəzˈɛst ˌʌpɚ bɐvˈɛɹiə ænd ðə pælˈætᵻnˌeɪt ; ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ ɹˈuːld ɪn lˈoʊɚ bɐvˈɛɹiə.