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.
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.