Louis Bonaparte -King of Italy

In 1804 Napolean offered the Throne of the new Kingdom of Italy to his two Brothers Joesph and Louis.
After they turned him down He had Himself Crowned King of Italy. With Eugène de Beauharnais viceroy.

But WI Louis had accepted.

In 1814 Murat king of Naples managed to get recognized by the Congress of Vienna .
And Eugène de Beauharnais viceroy, of the Kingdom of North Italy tried to get the Congress to recognize him as King.

Louis tried to be King of Holland, & not just a French Puppet,till his Brother Napoleon got upset.
?Could He do a better job of placating His Brother , and stay as King of Italy?
 
Louis tried to be King of Holland, & not just a French Puppet,till his Brother Napoleon got upset.
?Could He do a better job of placating His Brother , and stay as King of Italy?

From what I've read, Louis was actually a half-decent monarch and quite popular with his subjects, yet removed from power for being weak. If Napoleon was smart he should have capitalized on Louis's popularity, but then Napoleon didn't have a very solid grasp on Early 19th Century imperial politics.
 
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