He was Corsican. Corsica is a colony which regularly changed hands between the french, germans, english, and italians, though was primarily owned by the french, and was i think under Italian leadership at the time of his birth BUT changed hands during his lifetime (if i remember my sophomore Honors Global correctly- might want to fact check).
So... yes. Basically French, but explaining the detail the Redditors keep harping on.
So... yes. Basically French, but explaining the detail the Redditors keep harping on.