hiː wʌz, baɪ ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns, ɐn ɪmpˈɪɹiəl vˈæsəl, bˌʌt pˈoʊp ˈeɪdɹiən ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd hˌɪm ðə pˈeɪpəl pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ðə ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɔːɹtɹəs ɪn tˈʌskjʊləm ænd ɪnvˈɛstᵻd hˌɪm æz ɐ pˈeɪpəl vˈæsəl æz wˈɛl.
He was, by inheritance, an imperial vassal, but Pope Adrian IV granted him the papal property (the great fortress) in Tusculum and invested him as a papal vassal as well.