Thanks; will check out!Have Austria manage to defeat the franco-italian forces in the Second Italian Independence War (1859). The austrians may decide to grant more autonomy to the italian portions of their empire, while Garibaldi's expedition of the thousand in southern Italy may be called off.
I did a thread on that scenario some time back:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...t-the-second-italian-independence-war.413847/
Why exactly was Napoleon III an Italophile?Have Napoléon III die before 1859. (There were several assassination attempts on his life.) The Austrian army was not in great shape in this time period and to have it beat the French/Sardinians isn't that easy. But without Napoléon III, France never gets involved in this scheme to begin with.
Why exactly was Napoleon III an Italophile?
So, it was all about the land?
What exactly was Napoleon's issue with Austria?And about sticking it to Austria. And gaining a prospective ally/puppet.
Traditional enemy of FranceWhat exactly was Napoleon's issue with Austria?
What exactly was Napoleon's issue with Austria?
It gave him a Nice outcome, basically.Why exactly was Napoleon III an Italophile?
It gave him a Nice outcome, basically.
He had a Nice day.
Considering that Napoleon III, despite suffering such a scarring event, still went ahead with supporting Italy in 1859, my bet is that it depends on the ideals of his successor.What would happen if the 1858 Italian assassination attempt of Napoleon III ended up killing the guy instead?
What would happen if the 1858 Italian assassination attempt of Napoleon III ended up killing the guy instead?
Good question. The Prince Imperial could officially succeed him, but he's just a little kid at this point, so there will have to be a regency, for a long time. I suspect the Bonapartes would be overthrow instead, though I'm not certain if it would mean the Third Republic or an attempted restoration. It could be messy.
Would the Bonapartes be overthrown? I thought Nappy III was domestically quite popular - could be wrong though.