Leopold was evidently unaware of the negative light in which he was generally viewed; he did, however, perceive that there was some intangible barrier to his Italian ambitions, and eventually recognised that he could not overcome whatever forces were arrayed against him.
Leopold non era consciente da mala imaxe que tiñan deles en xeral; con todo, percibía que había unha barreira intanxible para as súas ambicións en Italia e finalmente recoñeceu que non podía vencer a esas forzas que estaban na súa contra.