ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ bᵻstˈoʊd ˌɔn spɹˈeɪndʒɚ ðə kˈoʊt ʌv ˈɑːɹmz əvə lˈiːdʒmən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ænd ɡɹˈæntᵻd hˌɪm ɐ hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi tˈaɪɾəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
The emperor bestowed on Spranger the coat of arms of a liegeman in 1588 and granted him a hereditary title in 1595.