▁reg ency ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁Maria ▁Lu isa . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁Napoleon ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁kingdom ▁and ▁had ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁brought ▁to ▁France . ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁was ▁promised ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Northern ▁L us it ania ▁( in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Portugal ), ▁but ▁this ▁plan ▁never ▁material ized , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁break ▁between ▁Napoleon ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Bour b ons ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁Charles ▁Louis , ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sister ▁looked ▁for ▁refuge ▁in ▁Spain , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Charles ▁IV ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁Spain ▁was ▁in ▁un rest , ▁and ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁their ▁arrival , ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Royal ▁family ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁France ▁on ▁Napoleon ' s ▁orders , ▁while ▁Napoleon ▁gave ▁the ▁Spanish ▁crown ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Joseph ▁Bon ap arte . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁left ▁Spain ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sister ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁for ▁Bay onne ▁and ▁then ▁Comp ieg ne , ▁the ▁residence ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁them . ▁Maria ▁Lu isa ▁was ▁promised ▁the ▁ ▁Du cal ▁Palace ▁of ▁Color no ▁in ▁Par ma ▁and ▁a ▁substantial ▁allow ance , ▁but ▁Napoleon ▁did ▁not ▁keep ▁his ▁word ▁and ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sister ▁were ▁held ▁capt ive ▁in ▁Nice . ▁When ▁Charles ▁Louis ' s ▁mother ▁tried ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁Napoleon ' s