He wasn't French, he was Corsican. His name and his family language  were Corsican,  which is basically the Tuscan language (aka "Italian", but not really). His ancestry was Corsican/Tuscan and Ligurian/Lombard.

Corsica had only been annexed to France the same year Napoleon was born. Up until then it had been independent for a brief period, and before that a Genoese possession for most of the previous centuries. 

 That makes sense. I didn't know any of that so thank you for that correction.  

 Not a correction, just additional information/trivia ;)

When I saw the mask in fact I though "Wow, looks like Mussolini. Same shit, same face". 

 Sense of purpose ✔️ 
Will to conquer ✔️ 
Executes superior military strategy ✔️ 
Roman bloodline ✔️ CHECKITY ✔️  CHECK  ✔️ CHECK!