Claim: Napoleon was born in France.
Evidence: He was born Napoleone di Buonaparte -LRB- -LSB- napoleoŋe dj buɔŋaparte -RSB- -RRB- in Corsica , Republic of Genoa , to a relatively modest family from the minor nobility.
The Republic of Genoa -LRB- Repúbrica de Zêna / re ` pybrika ` de ` ze : na / , Latin : Res Publica Ianuensis , Repubblica di Genova -RRB- was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast , incorporating Corsica from 1347 to 1768 , and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean.