Kingdom in the South

IDK how accurate this is, as I found it on an internet encyclopedia which shall remain nameless, but in the article on Augustin Muñoz y de Borbon (uterine half-brother to Queen Isabel II) it says that for a time in 1846 he was considered as a serious candidate for the throne of Ecuador, and that several countries supported his candidacy. In Spain he was even styled Prince de los Antilles in the press.

I always like the idea of a New World monarchy, so lets say the stars align and Muñoz ends up as king (a fun bride might he a daughter of the rrmarried duchesse de Berri for an unofticial tie to France). How might things go from 1846 with him as king?
 
I think things will get interesting very quickly, considering he'd need a regency at least until his OTL death. He's also not gonna qualify for a major royal house for the same reason as Brazil (who got lucky with Leopoldine, not so much with Teresa Cristina (who I've read only got picked cause the ambassador made friends with the PM)). And the duchesse de Berri's one daughter, Maria Isabella, only married in 1856; whilst another, Francesca, married a Massimo who had a Savoy-Carignano-Villafranca mother, and a grandmother who was the daughter of Prince Xavier of Saxony, and whose descendants married a princess of Parma and a princess of Italy respectively
 
Apparently Flores' idea was for Maria Cristina to be regent, and her son would serve the monarchist purpose from Quito since it would be "the United Kingdom of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador". Britain supported the idea, but later pulled out for an unspecified reason. My knowledge of South American history is sketchy at best, but do you think there would be enough of a support-base for young Agustin? Or does he end up like the Mexican emperors? Would another monarchy mean the Mexican Empire would be more likely to succeed? How might it affect the future of the countries involved (Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador)? How might the fledgling U.S.A. react?
 
Does anyone know if the United Kingdom of Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia that was floated in 1846 had any bearing on Napoléon III's idea for a "Kingdom of the Andes"? And can anyone tell me more about the Bonapartist idea? Like, for instance, which royal house was Nap planning on getting to take that crown. Or was it just that - a paper crown in the clouds?

That said, bumping this.
 
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