▁du chy . ▁However ▁he ▁showed ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁r uling . ▁The ▁tur bul ent ▁episodes ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁life ▁had ▁affected ▁him ▁badly . ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁words ▁" The ▁storm y ▁nature ▁of ▁my ▁life , ▁my ▁in ex per ience , ▁my ▁good ▁ ▁faith ▁have ▁un fortun ate ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁complete ▁lack ▁of ▁faith ▁in ▁myself ▁and ▁a ▁diff idence , ▁often ▁invol unt ary ▁but ▁none ▁the ▁less ▁in ev itable ▁towards , ▁others ." ▁ ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁was ▁initially ▁un inter ested ▁in ▁government , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁give ▁free ▁rein ▁to ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁travel ing . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁he ▁was ▁largely ▁absent ▁from ▁the ▁du chy , ▁leaving ▁its ▁government ▁to ▁his ▁minister s ▁led ▁by ▁As can io ▁Mans i . ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁tra ve led ▁throughout ▁Italy . ▁He ▁visited ▁Rome ▁and ▁the ▁courts ▁of ▁Nap les ▁and ▁Mod ena ▁often , ▁he ▁was ▁less ▁keen ▁in ▁stay ing ▁with ▁his ▁in ▁laws ▁at ▁the ▁P ied mont ▁Court ▁which ▁he ▁dis lik ed ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁a uster ity . ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁thorough ▁Germany ▁where ▁he ▁owned ▁two ▁cast les : ▁U ch endor ff ▁and ▁We istro pp ▁( near ▁Dresden ). ▁He ▁enjoyed ▁life ▁at ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁court , ▁where ▁his ▁sister ▁in