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1768 in France
- Treaty of Versailles (1768)The Republic of Genoa faced ruin in the mid-1700s. Its treasury was empty and its debts were mounting. Corsica had been under Genoese rule since 1284, but…
- French conquest of CorsicaThe island of Corsica had been ruled by the Republic of Genoa since 1284. In the 18th century, Corsicans started to develop their own nationalism and seek…