He is "Italian" and "French" at the same time. It depends on your perspective.

Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica in 1769. His family was an Italian aristocratic family. After Corsica was just sold to the Kingdom of France, the King of France recognized it. His father was a nobleman of the Kingdom of France. Under the arrangement of his father Carlo Bonaparte, Napoleon crossed the Alps

When he was 9 years old, he went to the French Military Academy of Brienne for education. After graduating with honors in 1784, he was selected to be sent to the Paris Military Academy to specialize in artillery. Napoleon initially considered himself a foreigner and hoped to one day gain Corsica's independence from France. When his father died when he was 16, he dropped out of school and was awarded the title of second lieutenant in the artillery. While stationed in various places with the army, he read the works of many Enlightenment thinkers, among which Rousseau's thoughts had a great influence on him. After the French Revolution broke out in 1789, Napoleon returned to Corsica, hoping to promote Corsica's independence, but encountered strong opposition from another pro-British faction.

After Corsica was sold to France, he actively fought to make Corsica independent. Finally forced to compromise. But he did not recognize France as his motherland until he was seventeen years old, and signed in Italian for a long time, until he switched to French when he first entered Italy.