sˈeɪləmz sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ɪmpɹˈuːvd wɪððɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv ɹˈuːdɑːlf aɪ æz kˈɪŋ ʌv dʒˈɜːməni ænd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaɪnd sˈeɪləm wɪððə hˈaʊs ʌv hˈæbsbɜːɡ.
Salem's situation improved with the election of Rudolf I as King of Germany and the creation of the  at the end of the century, which aligned Salem with the House of Habsburg.