ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ mˌæksɪmˈɪliənz ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən ðɪ ˈaɪlənd wʌz sɚɹˈɛndɚd tə ðə hˈæbsbɜːɡ fˈæmɪli ɪn ɐ dˈiːl stɹˈʌk bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈænts dʒˈoʊsəf aɪ ʌv ˈɔːstɹiə ænd lˈiəpoʊld ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ʌv bˈɛldʒəm.
After the Emperor Maximilian's execution the island was surrendered to the Habsburg Family in a deal struck between Franz Joseph I of Austria and Leopold II of Belgium.