 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Take the <Jordan block>
$$
\boxed{C=\begin{pmatrix}1&1\\0&1\end{pmatrix}.}
$$
Its only <eigenvalue> is one. An <eigenvector> satisfies $(C-I)v=0$, so its second coordinate vanishes; the <eigenspace> is one-dimensional. A <diagonalizable matrix> of size two requires a basis of two independent <eigenvectors>, which this matrix lacks even over $\mathbb C$.

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