hˈoʊps ðæt mɚɹˈiːə wʊd dˈaɪ ænd mˌeɪk ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ bᵻtwˌiːn luːkɹˈiːziə ænd ðə kˈɪŋ pˈɑːsᵻbəl wɜː dˈæʃt wɛn ɐlfˈɑːnsoʊ hɪmsˈɛlf dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt.
Hopes that Maria would die and make the marriage between Lucrezia and the king possible were dashed when Alfonso himself died in 1458.