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Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]Initially, though, Carlo attempted to keep the resistance alive. He genuinely believed in what Paoli was building.

[00:00:07]But, you know, the French moved very quickly, and they moved smart. Paoli was gone. All the Republic's institutions were just being dismantled systematically. French administrators were now replacing Corsican ones. There was no threat of a resistance that Carlo could attach himself to without simply getting for nothing. And Letizia was about to give birth again. So, in the summer of 1769, Carlo Buonaparte approached the French administration and began the process of accommodation. He made himself to be seen as a useful tool, and not just another suspect they were going to have to worry about. And after some time, he officially petitioned the Buonaparte family to be nobles under French law. Carlo was patient, and he eventually succeeds. The Buonapartes were recognized as French nobles.