Was Napoleon Italian?

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I know he was born in Corsica after France bought it from Genoa, and that his family was Corsican; but did Napoleon consider himself French or Italian?

lestratege

Italy as a country didn't exist back then. Italy was still a cultural and geographical area (let's say like Latin America) but not a country yet.

This and considering his later career, I doubt he ever considered himself "Italian".