ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ hæd tˈeɪkən plˈeɪs wɪðˌaʊt ðə kənsˈɛnt ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɪŋ, wʌz lˈuːi sˈɛkənd; hɪz fˈɜːst spˈaʊs, mˈɑːɹɡɹət ʌv skˈɑːtlənd, hæd dˈaɪd tʃˈaɪldləs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
The marriage, which had taken place without the consent of the French king, was Louis' second; his first spouse, Margaret of Scotland, had died childless in 1445.