▁Charles ▁Louis , ▁age ▁six teen , ▁became ▁her edit ary ▁Prince ▁of ▁Lu cca . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁he ▁married ▁Princess ▁Maria ▁Ter esa ▁of ▁Sav oy . ▁They ▁were ▁a ▁mismatch ed ▁couple ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁surv iving ▁son . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁became ▁the ▁reign ing ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lu cca ▁as ▁Charles ▁I . ▁He ▁had ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁r uling . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁du chy ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁his ▁minister s ▁and ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁travel ing ▁around ▁Europe . ▁A ▁liberal ▁movement ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁ab d icate ▁Lu cca ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁T usc any ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁financial ▁compens ation , ▁as ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁ret ire ▁to ▁private ▁life . ▁Two ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Em press ▁Marie ▁Louise , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁reign ing ▁Duke ▁of ▁Par ma ▁according ▁to ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁st ip ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁His ▁reign ▁in ▁Par ma ▁as ▁Duke ▁Charles ▁II ▁was ▁brief . ▁He ▁was ▁ill - rece ived ▁by ▁his ▁new ▁subjects ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁he ▁was ▁ou sted ▁by ▁a ▁revolution . ▁He ▁reg ained ▁control ▁of ▁Par ma ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁Aust rian ▁troops , ▁but ▁finally ▁ab dic