Meanwhile, he had been sent to Paris in 1867 to oppose the French expedition to Rome, and in 1870, after the occupation of Rome by the Italians, had been appointed lieutenant-royal of the new capital.
与此同时他在1867年被派往巴黎，抗议法国远征罗马，1870年，罗马被意大利占领后，被任命为新首都的皇家中尉。