Napoleon III considered backing Sardinia in efforts to expel the Hapsburgs from the Italian peninsula. Supposing he had put the weight of France behind Sardinia in some big way?
Yes. Although you would probably have seen less concessions by the Italian government to the "Alpine minority" in Savoy and across the Alps in Aosta. These regions have remained predominantly Francophone to this day even with mountain tourism having boomed and brought in a lot of Italians in the region.Napoléon III could not have taken back the Sarland territories and put his cousin on the Luxembourg throne if Prussia did not need his support in the 1840'. Far more important than Savoy to France IMO.
Italy never had it in the first place.Italy won't have Corsica.
Italy never had it in the first place.