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By the end of the Second War of Italian Independence, Austria had to know that Sardinia was looking to unite Italy. Rather than leave Italy disunified to be picked off one state at a time, could they build their own Kingdom of Italy as a client state of the Empire?

Such a state would require overthrowing the King of Two Sicilies, and would likely be a Papal State in name. Is this achievable? Can it hold it's own against Garibaldi? And most importantly, will it stay loyal to the Hapsburgs?
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