Confederation of the Rhine leads to unified Germany a few decades early?

Using a Napoleonic victory as a starting point, can the CotR organize itself into a functioning government over the majority of German-speaking states? (Excluding Austria and Prussia, of course).

I'm thinking of this occurring before 1850.
 
I doubt it. It wasn't in Napoleon's interest to have a strong united Germany, and Napoleon controlled the Confederation of the Rhine. And even if Napoleon was ok with it, I doubt Bavaria would submit to Westphalia, or vice versa.
 
Using a Napoleonic victory as a starting point, can the CotR organize itself into a functioning government over the majority of German-speaking states? (Excluding Austria and Prussia, of course).

I'm thinking of this occurring before 1850.

I'm not sure. It may be an unpopular opinion I don't think even if Napoleon holds onto power in France he will do so in Germany (I don't even think Jerome will last long). German nationalism was coming to the fore and German demographics would within a generation or two swamp the French. Napoleon's role as "Protector" with German troops from each country being levied for his armies and German taxes being used as the equivalent of protection money. I can't see it lasting long. Even his allies Saxony and Bavaria won't hesitate to turn on him if they see weakness and THEN they will turn on each other and the Confederation will go up in smoke. It would take a great German statesmen (a non-Prussian Bismarck) to emerge to unify the Confederation and I don't if there was one.
 
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