ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ tˈoʊlmi ˈɛntɚd ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈiːn ʌv sˈɛntɹəl ˈɪɾəli fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˌɛn hiː ɐpˈɪɹz æz dʒˈɔɪnt kˈaʊnt wɪð hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ænd ɪz ɡˈɪvən ɪn mˈæɹɪdʒ tə bˈɜːθə, ɪlədʒˈɪɾᵻmət dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv hˈɛnɹi vˈiː, hˈoʊli ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.
The younger Ptolemy entered the political scene of central Italy for the first time in 1117, when he appears as joint count with his father and is given in marriage to Bertha, illegitimate daughter of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor.