ðə mˈæɹɪdʒ hɐdbɪn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ɔːlɹˌɛdi wɛn lˈiəpoʊld wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd fɚðə θɹˈoʊn ʌv ɡɹˈiːs, ænd wʌz ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd wɛn hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd kˈɪŋ ʌvðə bˈɛldʒənz ɪnstˈɛd ʌv luːwˈiːzᵻz bɹˈʌðɚ ðə dˈuːk ʌv nˈɛmɚz.
The marriage had been suggested already when Leopold was considered for the throne of Greece, and was repeated when he was elected king of the Belgians instead of Louise's brother the duke of Nemours.