Short answers, pulled from the story.
Antoine Christophe Saliceti entered the world on the 26th of August 1757 in Saliceto, Haute-Corse. His family traced their roots to Piacentine origins before Corsica became French territory following its conquest.
Antoine Christophe Saliceti joined the Montagnard faction within the National Convention after becoming a deputy from Corsica. On the 15th of January 1793 he voted for the death of King Louis XVI and later enforced the Reign of Terror in Corsica.
During the suppression of revolts at Marseille and Toulon Saliceti met Napoleon Bonaparte as compatriots sharing a Corsican heritage that facilitated their connection. Saliceti actively promoted the young artillery officer during these critical military operations.
Saliceti maintained close ties with Maximilien Robespierre throughout the early years of the Convention which led to his denunciation following the Thermidorian Reaction when Robespierre fell from power. An amnesty granted by the French Directory saved him from execution or imprisonment.
Napoleon appointed Saliceti as his representative to the Republic of Lucca between 1801 and 1802 before taking charge of Liguria starting in 1805 where he engineered territory annexation to the Empire. In 1806 he followed Joseph Bonaparte to the Kingdom of Naples where he served simultaneously as minister of police and minister of war within that kingdom.