What If Charles Louis Napoléon died in Forlì instead of Louis-Napoléon?

Neirdak

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In OTL :

Napoléon Louis married his first cousin, Charlotte, who was the daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, eldest brother of Napoléon I. He and his younger brother Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte settled in Italy, where they espoused liberal politics and became involved with the Carbonari, an organization fighting Austria's domination of northern Italy.

On 17 March 1831, while fleeing Italy due to a crackdown on revolutionary activity by Papal and Austrian troops, Napoléon Louis, suffering from measles, died in the arms of his brother in Forlì.Eventually, the Napoleonic Empire was restored by Napoléon Louis's younger brother, who became Napoléon III in 1852.

In TTL : (Charles) Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (OTL Napoléon III) dies and his brother Napoléon Louis Bonaparte survives.
 
Butterflies may carry off the Second Empire. OTOH Napoleon-Louis was more pragmatic and earlier then Napleon III do you wouldn't see the bungled coup attempts. And if he comes to power he'll certainly support the Italians and won't chicken out like his brother.
 
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