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1769 – Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte

On 15 August 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, in Corsica, into a aristocratic family.

He parents, Charles and Letizia already had one son, called Joseph. There would eventually be five boys (Joseph, Napoleon, Lucien, Louis and Jerome) and three girls (Elisa, Caroline and Pauline) in the family. Napoleon was mischievous and disruptive and was often told-off, but even from an early age, he enjoyed learning.

Did you know… that Corsica became part of France just before Napoleon was born?

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It had previously been controlled by the Genoan Republic, in Italy. Napoleon’s first words were Italian! Today, you can still visit the house where Napoleon was born, which has become a museum.

1779 – A future general

When he was ten years-old, Napoleon left Corsica to go to military school in Brienne (near Auxerre).

This was a school reserved for boys from aristocrat