text_original: As King; of the Franks he ruled the wide regions north of the Alps : as King of the Lombards he ruled all of Italy that the Lombards had once held : as Patrician of the Romans he seems to have been recoo'nized as supreme ruler of all the rest of Italy except the lit  tle fragments on the coast which still held by their allegiance to the eastern emperor.
text_transcription: AS KING OF THE FRANKS HE RULED THE WIDE REGIONS NORTH OF THE ALPS AS KING OF THE LOMBARDS HE RULED ALL ITALY THAT THE LOMBARDS HAD ONCE HELD AS PATRICIAN OF THE ROMANS HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS SUPREME RULER OF ALL THE REST OF ITALY EXCEPT THE LITTLE FRAGMENTS ON THE COAST WHICH STILL HELD BY THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO THE EASTERN EMPEROR
phonemes: æz kˈɪŋ; ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks hiː ɹˈuːld ðə wˈaɪd ɹˈiːdʒənz nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðɪ ˈælps : æz kˈɪŋ ʌvðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz hiː ɹˈuːld ˈɔːl ʌv ˈɪɾəli ðætðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz hæd wˈʌns hˈɛld : æz pætɹˈɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmənz hiː sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn ɹᵻkˈuːnaɪzd æz suːpɹˈiːm ɹˈuːlɚɹ ʌv ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ˈɪɾəli ɛksˈɛpt ðə lˈɪt tˌiːˌɛlˈiː fɹˈæɡmənts ɔnðə kˈoʊst wˌɪtʃ stˈɪl hˈɛld baɪ ðɛɹ ɐlˈiːdʒəns tə ðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.