▁law ▁was ▁Em press . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Vienna ▁he ▁r ented ▁the ▁Kin sky ▁Palace . ▁He ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Frankfurt , ▁Prag ue ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁capit als ▁of ▁other ▁German ▁states . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁increased ▁interest ▁in ▁state ▁affairs . ▁His ▁du chy ▁was ▁not ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁movements ▁that ▁ran ▁across ▁central ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁In ▁foreign ▁relations , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁King ▁Louis ▁Philippe ▁of ▁France , ▁who ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁July ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Car lists ▁in ▁Spain ▁supporting ▁his ▁uncle ▁the ▁Car list ▁claim ant , ▁Carlos ▁V ▁and ▁with ▁ ▁the ▁legit imate ▁( M ig uel ist ) ▁cause ▁ ▁in ▁Portugal ▁( former ▁King ▁Miguel ▁I ▁of ▁Portugal ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁cousin ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁after ▁stay ing ▁away ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁returned ▁to ▁Lu cca ▁and ▁granted ▁a ▁general ▁am n esty . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁stark ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁attitude ▁of ▁others ▁Italian ▁states ▁that ▁opt ed ▁for ▁repr ession ▁and ▁imprison ment . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁Thomas ▁Ward , ▁a ▁former ▁English ▁j ockey , ▁arrived ▁in ▁Lu cca ▁and ▁in ▁few ▁years ▁he ▁became ▁Charles ▁Louis ' ▁advis er ▁and ▁minister . ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁studied ▁and ▁collected ▁bib lic al