lˈiəpoʊld hɐdbɪn wˈɪdoʊd ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪf, pɹˈɪnsɛs ʃˈɑːɹlət ʌv wˈeɪlz, ɪn tʃˈaɪldbɜːθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn.
Leopold had been widowed after the death of his first wife, Princess Charlotte of Wales, in childbirth in 1817.