In 1831, during the turmoils due to the insurrections in Central Italy, Napoleon Louis Bonaparte contracted measles and died in Forlì while trying to leave Italy together with his older brother Louis Napoleon, as they were researched by the authorities of the Papal Sates for their seditious activities and Carbonari sympathies.
What if it was the younger brother to fall sick and die? Obviously he could not later become Napoleon III, but maybe Napoleon Louis could take up the same role? I doubt it, because from what I could find out about him he seemed to be much more introverted than the brother and maybe less ambitious.
What do you think about it? Would maybe France fare better without Napoleon III? Could the French Republic survive, assumng a revolution similar to otl's 1848?
What if it was the younger brother to fall sick and die? Obviously he could not later become Napoleon III, but maybe Napoleon Louis could take up the same role? I doubt it, because from what I could find out about him he seemed to be much more introverted than the brother and maybe less ambitious.
What do you think about it? Would maybe France fare better without Napoleon III? Could the French Republic survive, assumng a revolution similar to otl's 1848?