hiː wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd pˈaʊɚz ɛksˈiːdɪŋ ðoʊz ʌvðə kˈɪŋz hˈæfsˈɪstɚ mˈɑːɹɡɹət ʌv pˈɑːɹmə, hˌuː hæd mənˈuːvɚd bˈoʊθ ɡɹænvˈɛl ænd wˈɪljəm ðə sˈaɪlənt ʌv ˈɔɹɪndʒ tə ðə bˈækɡɹaʊnd wˌaɪl tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə ɹˈɛkənsˌaɪl lˈoʊkəl pɹaɪˈɔːɹᵻɾiz wɪð spˈænɪʃ ˈɔːɹdɚz.
He was granted powers exceeding those of the king's half-sister Margaret of Parma, who had maneuvered both Granvelle and William the Silent of Orange to the background while trying to reconcile local priorities with Spanish orders.