@frames_alive: "Pasquale Paoli" by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Filippo Antonio Pasquale de' Paoli, known as Pascal Paoli, born on April 6, 1725 in Morosaglia (Corsica, which at the time was part of the Republic of Genoa) and died on February 5, 1807 in London (United Kingdom), was a Corsican politician, philosopher, and military leader. Paoli was the main opponent of Genoese domination in the 18th century and then of the French conquest of the island in 1769. In 1755, in the midst of the Corsican War of Independence, he was elected general of the nation and proclaimed the island's independence. The Corsican Republic was the longest-lasting experiment in independence, and Paoli laid the foundations of a modern state, notably by drafting almost entirely the Corsican Constitution. #corse #museum #ai #ia #sirthomaslawrence #pascalpaoli #france