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	==History==		==History==
	The island was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire\|Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern Ages. However, the Corsicans eventually rebelled against Genoese rule, and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}~~. Bonaparte~~ eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>		The island was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire\|Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern Ages. However, the Corsicans eventually rebelled against Genoese rule, and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}, but eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>

	In June 1753, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] traveled to the island to capture [[Lucio Albertine]], a Corsican codebreaker and associate of the [[Assassins]] who partook in the rebellion against the Genoese. Lucio was protected by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]], whom Haytham fought and defeated, obtaining his [[Hidden Blade]] in the process. The [[Templars\|Templar]] then escaped with an unconscious Lucio, taking advantage of a Genoese attack on ~~their~~ encampment to slip away unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In June 1753, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] traveled to the island to capture [[Lucio Albertine]], a Corsican codebreaker and associate of the [[Assassins]] who partook in the rebellion against the Genoese. Lucio was protected by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]], whom Haytham fought and defeated, obtaining his [[Hidden Blade]] in the process. The [[Templars\|Templar]] then escaped with an unconscious Lucio, taking advantage of a Genoese attack on the rebels' encampment to slip away unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported on Napoleon of Corsica, expressing high expectations for him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, the newspaper ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported on Napoleon of Corsica, expressing high expectations for him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	The island ~~of Corsica~~ was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and ~~the~~ [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern Ages. However, the Corsicans eventually rebelled against Genoese rule, and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>		The island was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire\|Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern Ages. However, the Corsicans eventually rebelled against Genoese rule, and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>

	In June 1753, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] traveled to the island to capture [[Lucio Albertine]], a Corsican codebreaker and associate of the [[Assassins]] who partook in the rebellion against the Genoese. Lucio was protected by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]], whom Haytham fought and defeated, obtaining his [[Hidden Blade]] in the process. The [[Templars\|Templar]] then escaped with an unconscious Lucio, taking advantage of a Genoese attack on their encampment to slip away unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In June 1753, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] traveled to the island to capture [[Lucio Albertine]], a Corsican codebreaker and associate of the [[Assassins]] who partook in the rebellion against the Genoese. Lucio was protected by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]], whom Haytham fought and defeated, obtaining his [[Hidden Blade]] in the process. The [[Templars\|Templar]] then escaped with an unconscious Lucio, taking advantage of a Genoese attack on their encampment to slip away unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

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	The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern Ages. However, the Corsicans eventually rebelled against Genoese rule, and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>		The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern Ages. However, the Corsicans eventually rebelled against Genoese rule, and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>

	In June 1753, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] traveled to the island to capture [[Lucio]], a Corsican codebreaker and associate of the [[Assassins]] who partook in the rebellion against the Genoese. Lucio was protected by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]], whom Haytham fought and defeated, obtaining his [[Hidden Blade]] in the process. The [[Templars\|Templar]] then escaped with an unconscious Lucio, taking advantage of a Genoese attack on their encampment to slip away unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In June 1753, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] traveled to the island to capture [[Lucio Albertine]], a Corsican codebreaker and associate of the [[Assassins]] who partook in the rebellion against the Genoese. Lucio was protected by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]], whom Haytham fought and defeated, obtaining his [[Hidden Blade]] in the process. The [[Templars\|Templar]] then escaped with an unconscious Lucio, taking advantage of a Genoese attack on their encampment to slip away unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported on Napoleon of Corsica, expressing high expectations for him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported on Napoleon of Corsica, expressing high expectations for him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern ~~ages~~. However, Corsicans eventually rebelled to Genoese rule and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>		The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern Ages. However, the Corsicans eventually rebelled against Genoese rule, and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>

	In 1753, [[Haytham Kenway]] ~~had come~~ to ~~Corsica~~ to ~~retrieve~~ [[Lucio]], an associate of the [[Assassins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In June 1753, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Haytham Kenway]] traveled to the island to capture [[Lucio]], a Corsican codebreaker and associate of the [[Assassins]] who partook in the rebellion against the Genoese. Lucio was protected by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]], whom Haytham fought and defeated, obtaining his [[Hidden Blade]] in the process. The [[Templars\|Templar]] then escaped with an unconscious Lucio, taking advantage of a Genoese attack on their encampment to slip away unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported on Napoleon of Corsica, expressing high expectations for him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported on Napoleon of Corsica, expressing high expectations for him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	The '''history of Corsica''' goes back to antiquity, and was known to Herodotus, who described Phoenician habitation in the 6th century BCE. Etruscans and Carthaginians expelled the Ionian Greeks, and remained until the Romans arrived during the Punic Wars in 237 BCE. Vandals occupied it in 430 CE, followed by the Byzantine Empire a century later.

	Raided by various Germanic and other groups for two centuries, it was conquered in 774 by Charlemagne under the Holy Roman Empire, which fought for control against the Saracens. After a period of feudal anarchy, the island was transferred to the papacy, then to city states Pisa and Genoa, which retained control over it for five centuries, until the establishment of the Corsican Republic in 1755. The French gained control in the 1768 Treaty of Versailles. Corsica was briefly independent as a Kingdom in union with Great Britain after the French Revolution in 1789, with a viceroy and elected Parliament, but returned to French rule in 1796.

	Corsica strongly supported the allies in World War I, caring for wounded, and housing POWs. The poilus fought loyally and suffered great casualties. A recession after the war prompted a mass exodus to southern France. Wealthy Corsicans became colonizers in Algeria and Indochina.

	After the Fall of France in 1940, Corsica was part of the southern ''zone libre'' of the Vichy regime. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini agitated for Italian control, supported by Corsican irredentists. In 1942, Italy occupied Corsica with a huge force. German forces took over in 1943 after the Allied armistice with Italy. The Germans faced opposition from the French Resistance, retreating and evacuating the island by October 1943. Corsica then became an Allied air base, supporting the Mediterranean Theater in 1944, and the invasion of southern France in August 1944. Since the war, Corsica has developed a thriving tourism industry, and has been known for its independence movements, sometimes violent.

	The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern ages. However, Corsicans eventually rebelled to Genoese rule and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>		The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern ages. However, Corsicans eventually rebelled to Genoese rule and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
			The '''history of Corsica''' goes back to antiquity, and was known to Herodotus, who described Phoenician habitation in the 6th century BCE. Etruscans and Carthaginians expelled the Ionian Greeks, and remained until the Romans arrived during the Punic Wars in 237 BCE. Vandals occupied it in 430 CE, followed by the Byzantine Empire a century later.

			Raided by various Germanic and other groups for two centuries, it was conquered in 774 by Charlemagne under the Holy Roman Empire, which fought for control against the Saracens. After a period of feudal anarchy, the island was transferred to the papacy, then to city states Pisa and Genoa, which retained control over it for five centuries, until the establishment of the Corsican Republic in 1755. The French gained control in the 1768 Treaty of Versailles. Corsica was briefly independent as a Kingdom in union with Great Britain after the French Revolution in 1789, with a viceroy and elected Parliament, but returned to French rule in 1796.

			Corsica strongly supported the allies in World War I, caring for wounded, and housing POWs. The poilus fought loyally and suffered great casualties. A recession after the war prompted a mass exodus to southern France. Wealthy Corsicans became colonizers in Algeria and Indochina.

			After the Fall of France in 1940, Corsica was part of the southern ''zone libre'' of the Vichy regime. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini agitated for Italian control, supported by Corsican irredentists. In 1942, Italy occupied Corsica with a huge force. German forces took over in 1943 after the Allied armistice with Italy. The Germans faced opposition from the French Resistance, retreating and evacuating the island by October 1943. Corsica then became an Allied air base, supporting the Mediterranean Theater in 1944, and the invasion of southern France in August 1944. Since the war, Corsica has developed a thriving tourism industry, and has been known for its independence movements, sometimes violent.

	The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern ages. However, Corsicans eventually rebelled to Genoese rule and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>		The island of Corsica was originally governed by the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] during antiquity and then by [[Genoa]] during the Middle and Early Modern ages. However, Corsicans eventually rebelled to Genoese rule and the rights to the rebel-ridden island were sold to France in 1768. [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in the Corsican town of Ajaccio only a few weeks after this had come to pass.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Napoleon Bonaparte]]</ref> {{wiki\|Carlo Buonaparte}}, Napoleon's father, had at first supported the nationalist leader, {{wiki\|Pasquale Paoli}}. Bonaparte eventually switched his allegiance after Paoli was forced to flee Corsica.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>

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	In 1753, [[Haytham Kenway]] had come to Corsica to retrieve [[Lucio]], an associate of the [[Assassins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In 1753, [[Haytham Kenway]] had come to Corsica to retrieve [[Lucio]], an associate of the [[Assassins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, ~~the~~ ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported ~~the~~ Napoleon of Corsica, ~~give a~~ high ~~expectation on~~ him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]] in 1793, ''[[Le Patriote]]'' reported on Napoleon of Corsica, expressing high expectations for him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Le Patriote 1793]]</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{mdat}}
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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