wˌɛn ɐlfˈɑːnsoʊ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pɹˈɪzənɚɹ ɪnðə hˈændz ʌv fɪlˈɪpoʊ mɚɹˈiːə vˈɪskɔnti, dˈuːk ʌv mɪlˈæn, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, ɐlfˈɑːnsoʊ pɚswˈeɪdᵻd hɪz kˈæptɚ tə lˈɛt hˌɪm ɡˌoʊ baɪ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt plˈeɪn ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðɪ ˈɪntɹɛst ʌv mɪlˈæn nˌɑːt tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðə vˈɪktɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˌæɹɐɡənˈiːz pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn nˈeɪpəlz.
When Alfonso became a prisoner in the hands of Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, in 1435, Alfonso persuaded his captor to let him go by making it plain that it was the interest of Milan not to prevent the victory of the Aragonese party in Naples.