▁became ▁known ▁it ▁contributed ▁to ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁growing ▁un pop ular ity ▁both ▁in ▁Lu cca ▁and ▁in ▁Par ma . ▁Need ▁for ▁money ▁led ▁the ▁Duke , ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Ward , ▁who ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁to ▁claim ▁tax ▁cred its ▁for ▁titles ▁d ating ▁back ▁thirty ▁years . ▁All ▁these ▁resulted ▁in ▁general ▁ ▁diss atisf action . ▁A ▁liberal ▁movement ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁Lu cca ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁demonstr ations , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁July ▁in ▁a ▁full - scale ▁ri ot . ▁At ▁first ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁tried ▁to ▁assert ▁his ▁authority , ▁but ▁the ▁continuous ▁un rest ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁Villa ▁of ▁San ▁Mart ino ▁in ▁V ign ale . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁al ar med ▁at ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁a ▁crowd ▁that ▁wanted ▁to ▁submit ▁some ▁re forms , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁con cess ions . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁many ▁citizens , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Lu cca , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁triumph antly . ▁However ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁pressure ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Mod ena . ▁From ▁there , ▁he ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁that ▁converted ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁a ▁Council ▁of ▁Reg ency . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁October ▁he ▁ab dic ated ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁T usc