Entry No. 1 Napoleon Bonaparte, the first emperor of France, was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He was the fourth child of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino, and the second surviving in his generation. His life began when his country was soon to perish. The cries, sighs, and tears of wounded Frenchman surrounded his cradle at birth. The young lad of Corsican descent grew up with a dubious passion the hatred of the idea of oppression. He often revered his parents, who had little involvement in his upbringing. Napoleon was described as “obstinate and curious,” domineering over his siblings and peers. Entry No. 2 At the time of Napoleon’s birth, his father, Carlo Buonaparte, was a supporter of Corsican nationalists,