I am surprised that Italy DID unite. Even today there are separatist tendencies (rich north vs poor south).
Badf guys told me that Italy only could unite because evil Frnchies and still more evil Prussians wanted to cripple the Habsburg Empire...
If Nappy would not have expanded that fast (Egypt,...) he could have created an united Italian republic (minus some Austrian posessions) during his first Italian campaign.
To survive this Italy would need a strong France - for some decades - but IOTL France might not have lasted long enough...
Badf guys told me that Italy only could unite because evil Frnchies and still more evil Prussians wanted to cripple the Habsburg Empire...
If Nappy would not have expanded that fast (Egypt,...) he could have created an united Italian republic (minus some Austrian posessions) during his first Italian campaign.
To survive this Italy would need a strong France - for some decades - but IOTL France might not have lasted long enough...