tˈɑːməs mˈæɹɪdʒ wʌzɐ ɹˈæðɚɹ ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl ɐtˈɛmpt tə pˈætʃ ˌʌp θˈɪŋz ænd ɡɛt fˈɪlɪp tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz hˈɪmz æz ðə səksˈɛsɚɹ ɪn sɐvˈɔɪ, wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv bᵻlˈɔŋd tə tˈɑːməs, hˌɪm bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn ʌv tˈɑːməs ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ænd ðˈʌs ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˌiːnɪˈælˈɑːdʒɪkli sˈiːnjɚ lˈaɪn ʌvðə hˈaʊs ʌv sɐvˈɔɪ.
Thomas' marriage was a rather unsuccessful attempt to patch up things and get Philip to recognize hims as the successor in Savoy, which would have belonged to Thomas, him being the eldest son of Thomas II and thus the founder of the genealogically senior line of the House of Savoy.