Emilio Morosini was an Italian patriot who participated in the Risorgimento.
Occupation
patriot
Citizenship
Switzerland
Born
June 26, 1830
Died
July 1, 1849
Overview
Emilio Morosini (1830 – 1 July 1849) was an Italian patriot who participated in the Risorgimento.
Morosini was born in Varese.
Educated in Fava and studying at the Gymnasium in Brera and the liceo at Porta Nuova, he became friends with Enrico Dandolo and Luciano Manara and fought in the Five Days of Milan in 1848. In 1849 he and Manara were among the defenders of the Roman Republic. While battling against the French troops besieging the Janiculum, Morosini was seriously wounded on 29 June, and he died two days later of his wounds.
1830 births
1849 deaths
People from Varese
Italian people of the Italian unification
Italian military personnel killed in action
