20 Questions: Game 253

[Jamiet99uk]

Buggrit:

Did this person attain the citizenship of a European country other than France, but in which French is commonly spoken?

[wintergreen]

Random free guess, likely not him but maybe will yield some hotter/colder info: Eligius Fromentin

No. Since you asked, slightly warmer than Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Buggrit:

Did this person attain the citizenship of a European country other than France, but in which French is commonly spoken?

Not wanting to go down a rabbit hole of what "commonly spoken" means, I will say that French is a native language in some parts of this country, while a foreign language in other parts.

[Aristocrat]

Étienne Constantin, Baron de Gerlache

First PM of Belgium

[Hominidae]

Étienne Constantin, Baron de Gerlache

First PM of Belgium

Can't be him. We know that this person was born somewhere that is currently part of France.

[Hominidae]

Charles Rogier

[cdngooner]

Being Canadian, it seems a Canadian could fit this description, but almost all French-Canadian politicians were born in Canada, and the few exceptions don't meet the date range.

[Spartaculous]

François Isaac de Rivaz

[JECE]

Buggrit:

Did this person attain the citizenship of a European country other than France, but in which French is commonly spoken?

Not wanting to go down a rabbit hole of what "commonly spoken" means, I will say that French is a native language in some parts of this country, while a foreign language in other parts.

So is this a 'yes' plus a hint, or just a hint? If it's a 'yes' then it narrows it down to Belgians and Swiss.

[cdngooner]

then it narrows it down to Belgians and Swiss.

And if not a "yes", possibly Canadians, not to mention Mauritians, St. Martin Islanders and many parts of North and West Africa.

[Spartaculous]

François Isaac de Rivaz

Scratch this please!

[wintergreen]

Étienne Constantin, Baron de Gerlache

First PM of Belgium

Can't be him. We know that this person was born somewhere that is currently part of France.

Since not only was he not born in an area currently part of Belgium, but he was also nobility, it counts as scratched.

Charles Rogier

First of the five non-free guesses, and a no. Here we're getting a little off-track with regards to national origin.

François Isaac de Rivaz

Scratch this please!

Scratched.

Buggrit:

Did this person attain the citizenship of a European country other than France, but in which French is commonly spoken?

Not wanting to go down a rabbit hole of what "commonly spoken" means, I will say that French is a native language in some parts of this country, while a foreign language in other parts.

So is this a 'yes' plus a hint, or just a hint? If it's a 'yes' then it narrows it down to Belgians and Swiss.

After doing some more research, I can say that a full 'yes' would be quite misleading, but that a 'no' would be just as misleading. I can give no more information on this beyond what I already have, but here's a hint:

This person's family was neither French nor spoke French natively.

[cdngooner]

Buggrit:

Did this person attain the citizenship of a European country other than France, but in which French is commonly spoken?

With all due respect, you never did give a straight answer to this question. You only gave a hint about the extent to which French is spoken there, but you never addressed the other part of the question which was whether this person was a citizen of a "European country". Given the information you gave us in the hint, he answer must be either:

• Yes, he became a citizen of a European country other than France, in which there is a part that speaks French and a part that does not

; or

• No, he never became a citizen of a European country other than France

Could you clarify, please?

[wintergreen]

Buggrit:

Did this person attain the citizenship of a European country other than France, but in which French is commonly spoken?

With all due respect, you never did give a straight answer to this question. You only gave a hint about the extent to which French is spoken there, but you never addressed the other part of the question which was whether this person was a citizen of a "European country". Given the information you gave us in the hint, he answer must be either:

• Yes, he became a citizen of a European country other than France, in which there is a part that speaks French and a part that does not

; or

• No, he never became a citizen of a European country other than France

Could you clarify, please?

Yes, he became a citizen of a European country other than France, in which there is a part that speaks French and a part that does not.

That is the answer.

[cdngooner]

Giuseppe Garibaldi. Born in Nice, France. In Italy, there is an area where French is spoken (Val d'Aosta).

[wintergreen]

Giuseppe Garibaldi. Born in Nice, France. In Italy, there is an area where French is spoken (Val d'Aosta).

Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of the only revolutionaries who came to work with the regime and yet still be a revolutionary.

Good job.

[cdngooner]

That was a tough one! But fair. We made it hard on ourselves by some unfortunate questioning. Thank you, Wintergreen.

I'll start a new game shortly.

[JECE]

Ah, I thought about a Savoyard Italian, but thought it unlikely. Nice one!