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Corsica is French because Napoleon had to be French in order to advance the plot. It's almost a retcon on the author's part, honestly.

I was surprised there was barely a mention of Napoleon and what role he could have played in Corsican-French identity.

napoleon couldve been mamma mia PIZZA instead of hon hon BAGUETTE

Good to know about this Island which is often overlooked by historians. Thank you Look Back History.

A lot of what is now the French Riviera like the city of Nice(Nizza) belonged either to Genoa or to the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont as did the Alpine region of Savoy which is where the Italian royal family came from.The areas were given to France in mid 19th century in return for French support against the Austrians.

I'm trying to understand the history of corsica because my family consider themselves Italians but my Nonna was born in Corsica. I recently discover that and the thing that was mind blowing to me is that she indeed has Italian last name (Bianchi) even though her Island is consider part of France.

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Thanks for the very accurate video. To keep Corsica after Pontu Novu, Louis XVI of France proposed a deal to Corsican influential families: if they swear obedience to him, he will declare them nobles, implying specific jurisdiction, being free of taxes and reserved employment in French administration and army. That's how Napoleon became a student in French military school, then a junior artillery officer. End of Corsican-English kingdom occurred when general Bonaparte seized Leghorn, the main naval basis of Royal Navy in Italy, just in front of Corsica. So France could easily support the opponents to British occupation and to the personal power of British governor. As Genoa did, British discovered that Corsica is rather a mountain than an island, that cannot be controlled from the sea shore; Pozzo di Borgo, expelled by Napoleon, was so revengeful that he spent 19 years wandering across Europe to build alliance against French Republic, then Empire. Meanwhile, having two Corsican emperors (Napoleon I and Napoleon III) during 19th century, and a lot of influential job in French state and administration, made a lot to weaken the independence movement. Corsican independency could be on the table in 20 years. Corsican local government is constantly trying to get more power from national government, especially in education trying to promote Corsican language and a very biased Corsican history celebrating independence, so that next generation will massively vote for them - the same tactic as Catalunian independence movement of the last 30 years. But French citizenship and patriotism is still praised by most inhabitants, who just ask more cultural independence, and know how supportive the national government is economically and above all legally, against the numerous mafias intermingling with the local politicians.

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The Great Central American hero Jose Francisco Morazan was actually Morazzani. His grandfather was a Corsican immigrant to America. It seems generals who accomplished great feats run in the history of Corsica and those who's veins flow with Italic Corsican blood.

If you think about it, if that Corsican revolution happened a mere 20 years later, the French would be defeated by Napoleon, and Corsica would be the one taking over France instead.

Finally I waited for a Video like this

Nice videos, they are a lot interesting and easy to understand. (A greeting from italy)

As an italian, I've always found it weird to look at the map and see that the island of Corsica, so clearly inside the italian geographical region, so clearly italian in the toponyms, was not part of Italy. It really looks like a geographical mistake. The corsican language is like 95% intelligible for the average italian, and people who have been there and know the island well always tell me it feels like being in Italy. I am no one to claim that they should join Italy, but for their glorious history and culture I think they deserve full recognition of their mother language and culture or even independence.

This was a very thorough video

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Pasquale Paoli , Corsican patriot, statesman, and military leader, "Babbu di a Patria" (Father of the fatherland). "We are Corsicans by birth and sentiment, but first of all we feel Italian by language, origins, customs, traditions; and Italians are all brothers and united in the face of history and in the face of God ... As Corsicans we wish to be neither slaves nor "rebels" and as Italians we have the right to deal as equals with the other Italian brothers ... Either we shall be free or we shall be nothing... Either we shall win or we shall die (against the French), weapons in hand ... The war against France is right and holy as the name of God is holy and right, and here on our mountains will appear for Italy the sun of liberty...". Paoli wanted Italian to be the official language of his Corsican Republic. His Corsican Constitution of 1755 was written in Italian and the short-lived university he founded in the city of Corte in 1765 used Italian as teaching language.

I've been researching a lot of Corcega history since I have Corsican blood in me thanks to my great great grandfather who emigrated to the south of Puerto Rico. The corsican influence is huge in the south of PR.

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Wonder what the French leadership would have though if they have known that with that island they also purchased their future emperor. It's quite intriguing to think about what could have happened if Napoleon would have lived in an independent Corsica or one that formed part of some pre-italy state like Genoa indstead of France.

My great great great grandfather was a Corsican navy admiral so he spoke occtian so he could understand his revolutionary comrades my great great grandfather spent his days learning and making the revolution stay alive languages passed them down to my great and grandfather and my grandfather taught my mother the languages taught me Italian, Welsh, Occtian, Corsican so you can imagine what my accent sounds like anyways love the videos 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

Saying that genoa sold corsica to france is inexact. They actually leased its control to france for a period, and at the end of it france kept it. Like it's normal an dok to sell land with people on it. Also corsica was independant in that period

Proud to come from there ⬜⬛

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I see a lot of negativity when it comes to this topic, some say that Corsica should be italian, other French and other still say it should be indipendent. As an Italian I don't see a problem if corsican people want to remain French, we're already part of the same European Union anyway (even though I think it should be strengthened by making it a federation, like Germany or the USA), and I won't see a problem if they want to join Italy or become indipendent either. The only thing I think France should do is to recognise and starting to preserve the corsican language and culture. Corsican and all the other regional languages of France (like Breton and Occitan) should be thought in schools so to preserve the identity and cultures of these communities. Same should happen in Italy: it's very ironic how the italian government does a lot to protect non-endemic languages spoken by minorities in Italy (such as German, French, Greek, Albanian, Occitan, Catalan ecc.) but doesn't even recognise other languages native to Italy as such. Besides Sardinian and Friulan (which are the only two languages native to Italy recognised by the government) also Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ligurian, Romagnol, Neapolitan and Sicilian are Italian regional languages but people and the government don't recognise them as such, referring to them simply as dialects.

It doesn't matter where a place is,such as an island.when it comes to ownerships,it's a case of first come first served.

Napoleon wrote French full of grammatical errors. It is a historical fact ascertained by reading the documents written by his hand. On the other hand he felt French. With all that France has given him it would have been bizarre otherwise.

i like how italy looks aesthetically with corsica and that hook they had after ww1

In a perfect world both Corsica and Catalonia would get total independence, but it looks like it's not going to happen. More than anything I really hope they can keep their distinct cultures and languages alive because they are both fascinating.

I didn’t know that Britain nicked Corsica for a while. Interesting

Before Genoa, Corsica belonged to Pisa

Many Italians from Corsica went to Puerto Rico to live. We are at least 17% Italian due to this influx of Corsicans!

Thanks.

I’m going there tomorrow. !

has a corsican , thank you

Dimentichi alcuni punti -le rivolte contro genova furono aizzate dai francesi. - Pasquale Paoli era un irredentista italiano,voleva far parte dello stato italiano che stava nascendo -i corsi,che piaccia o non piaccia sono italiani,di cultura,di tradizioni,di lingua,di storia,di ETNIA!

Any history behind the word Corsica and Cacique?

Since you mentioned the Italian States I know you looked at their flags. Which was your favorite?

Hey bro could you tell me the name of your map. It looks cool

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="23">0:23</a> Hey, I'll join Italy if they'll give me pasta. 🇮🇹

Corsicans ask themselves this question every day lmao

the mikmaq tribes in usa and canada are also part of savoy

As a French, I think there should be a referendum in Corsica, so they can decide democratically their futur. No hard feeling, if they want to go, that's their choice. Although I hope that they will automatically join EU and Schengen area, and keep a special relationship with France.

I know a Corsican who is adamant, he is "sure" the island never was under british domination. I'll send him the link to this video.

The way I see it, it was Corsica who took over France and had one of their own as Emperor.

So basically Corsica is to France what Puerto Rico is to United States. In the irony in Puerto Rico you do actually have some Puerto Ricans of Corsican-Italian ancestry

My teacher has a French friend from Corsica so we get to talk and write messages to Corsica students lol

The number of cities are in Italian not in French

Why does the American Empire own its southwest and Hawaii? Conquest.

Freedom for Corsica ✊

why was Dalmatia and southern Switzerland also considered Historical Italian territory?

Sad... Italy will return the third island !

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Here from channel makers

its a little thing revolutions

Actually, the FLNC had a good image in Corsica, looked at it in a good way since they only attacked empty buildings and houses owned by French state or French people, it's a simplified story but the real one is far more complex and explains why today 70% of Corsica is Nationalist.

I never knew that Corsica had a connection with Britain.

Errybody ask why France own Corsica but nobody Corsica ask how feel France 🤔😭

I thought asterix and obelix conquered corsica from the roman legions. That's what I learned in history class 😜

Only small corsican guy owns france For a long time

Having visited Corsica, the language is Italian, the people are Italian, the food is Italian, the culture is Italian, but they're French.

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Next: Why Does Italy Own Sardinia?

Assai interessante

The Crosican may now ok to stay in France... But will mainland France still want them being part of the country? Is not it ironic after all the harssle French manage to assimilate the Crosican but end up give them full independent?

Plz make a video on India plz

Not ONLY Putin's Rússia and Zpain are imperialistic! What' about, Corsica, Friesland, Faroé Islands, Flanders, Báltica, Trácia, Catalonia, Basque Country, Galiza, etc

"why does france own corsica?" to make borders better.

Corsica has the right to referendum☝️

Most famous person from Corsica must be Napoleon Bonaparte.

I’m from Corsica and i can say that assimilation was not successful, we will never be French

Genoa

statu francese assasinu - forza corsica

Did you know that genoa was supposed to ask the island back, but they never did. So legally, italy could just ask for corsica back. And start a war. Cause France will never say yes.

Corsica italiana 🇮🇹✊🏻

My theory on why Comte de Vaux was a good commander is because he could see more of the battlefield with his frog eyes

Corsica is italian 🇮🇹

Corsica? I though it was about Jersey island

Corsica is french only because The genovese had leased The island but The french did not get it back’em

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Córcega tenia qe ser de Italia. Y no soy italiano

Corsica will be independent soon.

Sooooo what ur saying is corsica is Frances Scotland?

Genova was black mailed by France! France offered to help Genova to repress the rebellion at condition of paying and feeding the french army in corsica, well the french army just remained in the genovese forts doing nothing, and Genova couldn't do anything because the army responded only to the french king. So they just waited until Genova run out of money and the solution was to "sell" the island. This is the truth.

Short answer Genoa had it and sold it to France because the island wanted to be independent

Support to Corsica from 🇦🇿Azerbaijan.Corsica is not France. Freedom for Corsica.

Because Italians never had the TOMATOS for it !!!!

Corse corse francais par force 😋

Corsica is historically, geographically and culturally Italian. And from a legal point of view? She is equally Italian. The Republic of Genoa, with the Treaty of Versailles, ceded to France only the temporary possession, not the property of the island. Corsica, therefore, can become independent with the help of Italy.

well, isn't Napolean born there?

Cause italy was not enough cool for us. We choose to let them leave their life. For the moment.

The Italians remind me of the Greeks way too much for some reason

So, why did Corsica stick around with France while Algeria didn’t?

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Well like Malta are Sicilian but speak English, Malta are genovese mixed with Tuscany but speak french, ironic

Ngl Corsica sounds better than Corse.. lol

Can Napoleon claim to be French? Course he can!

Is it because way back in history France didn’t always lose wars?

CORSICA IS NOT FRENCH !!