bˌʌt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn hiː bˈɔːt ðə kˈaʊnti ʌv ɹˈɪksɪndʒən lˈeɪɾɚ pˈæst tə ðə dˈuːks ʌv ɹˈɪtʃɪljˌuː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, ðˈʌs bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə ɹˈiːəl sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn kˈaʊnt.
But in 1669 he bought the County of Rixingen (later passed to the Dukes of Richelieu in 1751), thus becoming the real sovereign count.