His hometown was changing countries. What was his life like?

His full name is Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta which leaves no space for doubts in his Italian origin. His hometown is Como, a city surrounded by mountains in the north of Italy where it borders with Switzerland – at least, that’s how we know it today. For A. Volta himself, Italy was not a birthplace. Partly, because there was no country named "Italy" yet and partly, due to succession crises impacting the region.