Why did Napoleon's brothers turn against each other in the middle and late period of his empire?

When the relationship between Napoleon and his brothers and these "kings" is reflected in many literary works or film and television dramas, there will be a side reflection, that is, Napoleon's dictatorship and willfulness have become the biggest obstacle for him to live in harmony with his brothers. Joseph, Louis and Jerome, kings endowed by Napoleon, were unwilling to obey his will completely.

Even Napoleon himself wondered, "I made a brother king, and he thought he was a gift from God. He is no longer my agent, but another enemy I want to monitor. " I even regret it. "I shouldn't have canonized my brother as king. I should only appoint the governor and the governor! " "

This contradiction caused by seemingly personality reasons is actually not the real reason why brothers turn against each other. Most importantly, when the Napoleonic Empire was established, these countries were only peripheral countries around France and even Paris in the imperial blueprint. Therefore, Napoleon's verbal federal "United States of Europe" is essentially establishing an autocratic centralized empire of "France is above everything else". This is actually fundamentally contrary to the demands of all countries.

For these brothers scattered in one place, when they become local kings, they will inevitably compromise for some local interests. Whether Spain, Naples or the Netherlands, there are actually many contradictions and irreconcilable arguments with France in history. These contradictions will not be eliminated just because the king is a family. In order to better rule the local area, these kings must consider many issues from the local interests in order to maintain the stability of their own regime.

For example, the most serious contradiction comes from Napoleon's "continental blockade order" aimed at strangling the British economy, which ordered France and its allies to confiscate or imprison British goods or subjects wherever they found them, and any ships that did not obey the order would be detained. King Louis of the Netherlands took the lead in disobeying the order prohibiting trade with Britain and refused to close the port to British goods.

King Louis deeply realized that the iron fist of blockade would make the originally prosperous trade and industrial sectors in Dutch provinces depressed, and the most effective way loved by this commercial nation was to continue trading with trading powers without adopting Napoleon's mainland blockade order, thus causing bad feelings between brothers.