At the time of Pasquale Paoli’s birth in April 1725, Corsica belonged to the Republic of Genoa. In earlier times, Genoa was second only to its rival, the Republic of Venice, in terms of Italian ...

It is of white marble and includes a bust of Paoli which had been made some years earlier by the sculptor John Flaxman. The inscription reads: D.O.M. To the memory of Pasquale De Paoli, one of the ...

As a Corsican patriot, the young Napoleon idolized Pasquale Paoli. Paoli was one of the world’s most famous revolutionaries, even in an era dominated by the leaders of the American and French ...