32000 year old human fossils found.

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Napoleon was born in Corsica to parents of noble Genoese ancestry and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France.

Genoa controlled Corsica until Paoli's revolt and even then maintained the coastal towns. They finally sold the island to France. The Buonaparte family originated in Tuscany where, of course, they speak the purest Italian and make superior wines.