[[File:Corsica in France 2016.svg.png|thumb|right|map of France including Corsica]]'''Corsica''' is an island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], currently part of [[France]]. The capital is Ajaccio.
It was conquered by the Romans in 237 BC - it has had a checquered history of occupation, finding itself variously under [[Vandal]], [[Byzantine]], [[Arab]] and [[Genoa|Genoese]] control, finally being sold to [[France]] in 1768.
By far its most famous native was [[Napoleon]].
== Napoleon's Exile ==Napoleon was exiled here from 1815 until 1821 [[Category:French Islands]]