"Most Famous Frenchman? Napoleon" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 03 Sep 2018 2:31 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Who is the most famous historical figure from France?70% said Napoleone di Buonaparte
16% said Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc
6% said Jacques Cousteau |
| Aethelflaeda was framed | 03 Sep 2018 3:02 p.m. PST |
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| Capt John Miller | 03 Sep 2018 3:05 p.m. PST |
Napoleon was a Corsican not French. |
| Rudysnelson | 03 Sep 2018 3:13 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 03 Sep 2018 3:14 p.m. PST |
LOL. Wasn't Corsica part of France back then? Either way, not being native born on continental French territory doesn't mean you couldn't have been a French citizen, or does it? Dan |
| Glengarry5 | 03 Sep 2018 3:15 p.m. PST |
Isn't Corsica a part of France? A semi-autonomous "territorial collectivity" of France but French nonetheless? |
| Old Contemptibles | 03 Sep 2018 3:25 p.m. PST |
Just the same way that a Norman is French. |
| cavcrazy | 03 Sep 2018 6:55 p.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 03 Sep 2018 7:21 p.m. PST |
Rallynow: "Just the same way that a Norman is French." Or a Puerto Rican, like me, an American by birth (full US citizen). There's nothing to technically or legally keep any of us from running for the White House. It's a US territory. :) Dan |
| Aethelflaeda was framed | 04 Sep 2018 4:04 a.m. PST |
If you asked a Corsican if he were French at the time I dare say, he was not a Frenchman. Voltaire. |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Sep 2018 9:29 a.m. PST |
And yet he was taken in as the French Emperor. He was clearly adopted by France as one of her own. :) Dan
PS. For the record, when asked what they are most Puerto Rican's identify themselves as such. But when asked about citizenship, we say American (US). Same goes for my wife. Depending on the circumstances, she will either reply that she is a Texan or that she is an American. |
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