ðˈʌs, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ðə sˈiːnjɚ kɐdˈɛt lˈaɪn ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈaʊs ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk ˈoʊldənbˌɜːɡ, ðə fˈæmɪli wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ bˈɪt lˈoʊɚ ðɐn ðɪ ˈɛbənbˌuːətˌaɪɡ wˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈuːlɚz ʌv smˈɔːl dʒˈɜːməni pɹˌɪnsɪpˈælᵻɾiz θˈɔːt təbi ðə stˈændɚd.
Thus, although they were undoubtedly the senior cadet line of the royal house of Denmark (Oldenburg), the family was regarded as a bit lower than the Ebenbürtige which the rulers of small Germany principalities thought to be the standard.