8 4 9 , ▁Aust rian ▁troops ▁led ▁by ▁Marshall ▁Rad etz ki ▁occupied ▁Par ma ▁and ▁P iac enza . ▁Charles ▁II ▁hast ened ▁to ▁re assert ▁its ▁rights ▁over ▁the ▁Duch y . ▁He ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁under ▁Aust rian ▁protection . ▁Sat isf ied ▁with ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Par ma ▁for ▁his ▁family , ▁Charles ▁presented ▁his ▁final ▁res ignation ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁at ▁We istro pp ▁in ▁Sax ony ▁ab dic ating ▁on ▁his ▁son ., ▁Bal ans ó , ▁La ▁Famil ia ▁R ival , ▁p . ▁ 1 0 1 ▁ ▁Last ▁years ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ab dic ation ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁assumed ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁ ▁Count ▁of ▁Villa fran ca . ▁Living ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁man , ▁he ▁dedicated ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁h obb ies , ▁altern ating ▁his ▁stays ▁between ▁Paris , ▁Nice ▁and ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁We istro pp ▁in ▁Sax ony . ▁ ▁Always ▁short ▁of ▁money , ▁he ▁sold ▁his ▁Aust rian ▁estate ▁of ▁Ur sch endor ff ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁Thomas ▁Ward . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Spain ▁to ▁recognize ▁his ▁cousin ▁Isabel la ▁II ▁as ▁right ful ▁queen . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Lu cca ▁where ▁its ▁citiz en ▁still ▁had ▁some ▁sympathy ▁for ▁their ▁former ▁r uler ▁despite ▁his ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁He ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁family ▁re union ▁held ▁at ▁P ian ore ▁in ▁April