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!