▁of ▁government , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁central ▁administration . ▁He ▁also ▁signed ▁a ▁military ▁al liance ▁with ▁Austria . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁arrival , ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁revolution ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Par ma . ▁He ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁suppress ing ▁the ▁revolution ▁or ▁grant ing ▁re forms . ▁He ▁decided ▁for ▁the ▁latter ▁and ▁appointed ▁a ▁reg ency ▁with ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁constitution . ▁His ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁throne ▁for ▁his ▁son ▁who ▁asked ▁for ▁help ▁from ▁Charles ▁Albert ▁of ▁Sav oy . ▁However ▁P iac enza ▁had ▁already ▁asked ▁to ▁join ▁ ▁P ied mont ▁and ▁Charles ▁Albert ▁wanted ▁an nex ation . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁April ▁the ▁reg ency ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁government . ▁Only ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁reg aining ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁his ▁ancest ors , ▁Charles ▁II ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁from ▁Italy , ▁finding ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁We istro pp ▁in ▁Sax ony . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Charles ▁ab dic ated ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁son , ▁who ▁had ▁himself ▁escaped . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁Italian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁army ▁decis ively ▁defeated ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁Charles ▁Albert ▁at ▁C usto za , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁Milan , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁of ▁Sal as co ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1