text_original: Christiani sought to secure this rich princess for one of the Austrian archdukes, and with her the succession to her great inheritance. The showy and extravagant character of Francis III. gave him his opportunity, and enabled him to contract a treaty by which the young princess became the betrothed wife of the Archduke Leopold, or, failing him, one of his younger brothers, on whom Modena was to be settled.
text_transcription: CHRISTIANI SOUGHT TO SECURE THIS RICH PRINCESS FOR ONE OF THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKES AND WITH HER THE SUCCESSION TO HER GREAT INHERITANCE THE SHOWY AND EXTRAVAGANT CHARACTER OF FRANCIS THE THIRD GAVE HIM HIS OPPORTUNITY AND ENABLED HIM TO CONTRACT A TREATY BY WHICH THE YOUNG PRINCESS BECAME THE BETROTHED WIFE OF THE ARCHDUKE LEOPOLD OR FAILING HIM ONE OF HIS YOUNGER BROTHERS ON WHOM MADERNAU WAS TO BE SETTLED
phonemes: kɹˌɪstɪˈɑːni sˈɔːt tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðɪs ɹˈɪtʃ pɹˈɪnsɛs fɔːɹ wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən ˌɑːɹtʃdˈuːks, ænd wɪð hɜː ðə səksˈɛʃən tə hɜː ɡɹˈeɪt ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns. ðə ʃˈoʊi ænd ɛkstɹˈævəɡənt kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv fɹˈænsɪs ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː. ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm hɪz ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi, ænd ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm tə kəntɹˈækt ɐ tɹˈiːɾi baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðə jˈʌŋ pɹˈɪnsɛs bɪkˌeɪm ðə bᵻtɹˈoʊðd wˈaɪf ʌvðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃdˈuːk lˈiəpoʊld, ɔːɹ, fˈeɪlɪŋ hˌɪm, wˈʌn ʌv hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚz, ˌɔn hˈuːm mˈoʊdnə wʌz təbi sˈɛɾəld.