hɪz mˈæɹɪdʒ tʊ ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ wʊd ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹəvˈaɪd hˌɪm wɪð klˈoʊs fˈæmɪli tˈaɪz tʊ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk aɪ bˈɑːɹbɐɹˌɔsə ænd ðə wˈɛlfs lˈaɪk bˈɑːɹbɐɹˌɔsə ænd hˈɛnɹi ðə lˈaɪən, ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ wʌzɐ ɡɹˈændtʃaɪld ʌvðə wˈɛlf dˈuːk hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn ʌv bɐvˈɛɹiə.
His marriage to Elizabeth would also provide him with close family ties to Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and the Welfs (like Barbarossa and Henry the Lion, Elizabeth was a grandchild of the Welf duke Henry IX of Bavaria).