Kingdom of Sardinia as in this map,
Parts of it did become French in OTL (Savoy and Nice), but others became Italian (Lombardy, Piedmont, island of Sardinia).
My question is, with a PoD after the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815), could the entirety of the Kingdom of Sardinia voluntarily develop a French national consciousness rather than an Italian one, and eventually merge into France?
If so, would Italy be united under the leadership of a different state (e.g. the Two Sicilies)?
Parts of it did become French in OTL (Savoy and Nice), but others became Italian (Lombardy, Piedmont, island of Sardinia).
My question is, with a PoD after the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815), could the entirety of the Kingdom of Sardinia voluntarily develop a French national consciousness rather than an Italian one, and eventually merge into France?
If so, would Italy be united under the leadership of a different state (e.g. the Two Sicilies)?