any , ▁who ▁would ▁in ▁any ▁case ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁du chy ▁when ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁became ▁Duke ▁of ▁Par ma , ▁mean while ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁month ly ▁econom ical ▁compens ation . ▁Thomas ▁Ward ▁arranged ▁the ▁prem ature ▁hand over ; ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁Charles ▁told ▁him ▁" ▁I ▁can ' t ▁describe ▁to ▁you ▁how ▁I ▁feel ▁and ▁what ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁I ▁have ▁made ". ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁for ▁Sax ony ▁while ▁his ▁family ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Tur in ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁Albert ▁of ▁S ardin ia . ▁ ▁Duke ▁of ▁Par ma ▁ ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁w ander ed ▁from ▁Mod ena ▁to ▁his ▁German ▁est ates . ▁Re leased ▁from ▁the ▁bur dens ▁of ▁government , ▁he ▁asp ired ▁to ▁enjoy ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁man ▁dedic ating ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁travel ▁and ▁study . ▁However ▁he ▁soon ▁received ▁news ▁that ▁Marie ▁Louise , ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Par ma , ▁was ▁grav ely ▁ill . ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁the ▁d ile m ma ▁of ▁whether ▁to ▁accept ▁or ▁refuse ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Par ma . ▁Initial ly ▁he ▁was ▁tempt ed ▁to ▁e va de ▁the ▁new ▁respons ib ilities ▁that ▁fell ▁upon ▁his ▁shoulders , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁accepting ▁it , ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁ ▁comprom ise ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁his ▁son . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁arrived