text_original: Kudolf of Habsburg and his immediate successors had strengthened their posi  tion as German Monarchs, they had been fully occupied without asserting wider claims ; Italy they had abandoned. Italy, 1310 Henry VII. declared his determination to assert Imperial ITALY, 1273 1313 47 rights in Italy, put down factions and receive the Crown of Rome. He came at a time of great need, and at first his success was surprising.
text_transcription: RUDOLPH OF HOBSBURG AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS HAD STRENGTHENED THEIR POSITION AS GERMAN MONARCHS THEY HAD BEEN FULLY OCCUPIED WITHOUT ASSERTING WIDER CLAIMS ITALY THEY HAD ABANDONED HENRY THE SEVENTH THIRTEEN TEN DECLARED HIS DETERMINATION TO ASSERT IMPERIAL RIGHTS IN ITALY PUT DOWN FACTIONS AND RECEIVED THE CROWN OF ROME HE CAME AT A TIME OF GREAT NEED AND AT FIRST HIS SUCCESS WAS SURPRISING
phonemes: kjˈuːdɑːlf ʌv hˈæbsbɜːɡ ænd hɪz ɪmˈiːdɪət səksˈɛsɚz hæd stɹˈɛŋθənd ðɛɹ pˈoʊsi tɪˈɑːn æz dʒˈɜːmən mˈɑːnɚkz, ðeɪ hɐdbɪn fˈʊli ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd wɪðˌaʊt ɐsˈɜːɾɪŋ wˈaɪdɚ klˈeɪmz ; ˈɪɾəli ðeɪ hæd ɐbˈændənd. ˈɪɾəli, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən. dᵻklˈɛɹd hɪz dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tʊ ɐsˈɜːt ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ˈɪɾəli, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən ɹˈaɪts ɪn ˈɪɾəli, pˌʊt dˌaʊn fˈækʃənz ænd ɹᵻsˈiːv ðə kɹˈaʊn ʌv ɹˈoʊm. hiː kˈeɪm æɾə tˈaɪm ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt nˈiːd, ænd æt fˈɜːst hɪz səksˈɛs wʌz sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ.