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I was reading about how alot of nineteenth century backlash against immigration came from a fear that large numbers of European Catholics could be used as a force to support a European puppet monarch being installed in the US, as did occur in Mexico with Maximillian.

I also read that Napoleon III wanted an American Bonaparte relative to become ruler of the Confederacy if it won.

If European nations did attempt this due to a worse Civil War, which is probably the only way they could, I doubt it would stick and there would be resistance against it as there was in Mexico, and probably he'd go down even faster whoever it was.

But I think its at least remotely plausible. Any ideas?
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