text_original: Maria Theresa was at first inclined to choose her daughter Amelia. But when both the Spanish king and Ferdinand himself expressed a strong distaste to a marriage in which the bride would be five years older than the husband, her choice fell upon Caroline, who was then only fourteen years of age.
text_transcription: MARIA THERESA WAS AT FIRST INCLINED TO CHOOSE HER DAUGHTER AMELIA BUT WHEN BOTH THE SPANISH KING AND FERDINAND HIMSELF EXPRESSED A STRONG DISTASTE TO A MARRIAGE IN WHICH THE BRIDE WOULD BE FIVE YEARS OLDER THAN THE HUSBAND HER CHOICE FELL UPON CAROLINE WHO WAS THEN ONLY FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE
phonemes: mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə wʌz æt fˈɜːst ɪŋklˈaɪnd tə tʃˈuːz hɜː dˈɔːɾɚɹ ɐmˈiːliə. bˌʌt wɛn bˈoʊθ ðə spˈænɪʃ kˈɪŋ ænd fˈɜːdɪnˌænd hɪmsˈɛlf ɛkspɹˈɛst ɐ stɹˈɔŋ dɪstˈeɪst tʊ ɐ mˈæɹɪdʒ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə bɹˈaɪd wʊd biː fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ˈoʊldɚ ðɐn ðə hˈʌsbənd, hɜː tʃˈɔɪs fˈɛl əpˌɑːn kˈæɹəlˌaɪn, hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn ˈoʊnli fˈɔːɹtiːn jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ.