Emilio Morosini was an Italian patriot who participated in the Risorgimento.

Morosini was born in Varese

Varese

Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...

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Educated in Fava and studying at the Gymnasium in Brera

Brera

Brera is a district of Milan, ItalyBrera may also refer to:* the Palazzo Brera, a historical building in Brera; the palace also houses:** the Brera Art Academy** the Brera Art Gallery** the Brera Astronomical Observatory...

 and the liceo at Porta Nuova, he became friends with Enrico Dandolo

Enrico Dandolo (patriot)

Enrico Dandolo was an important figure in the Italian Risorgimento, participating in several of its most important battles.-Life:...

 and Luciano Manara

Luciano Manara

Luciano Manara was an Italian soldier and politician of the Risorgimento era, who took part in the Roman Republic.-Life:Manara was born in Milan....

 and fought in the Five Days of Milan

Five Days of Milan

The Five Days of Milan was a major event in the Revolutionary Year of 1848 and the start of the First Italian War of Independence. On March 18th, the city of Milan, rose, and in five days of street fighting drove Marshal Radetzky and his men from the city....

 in 1848. In 1849 he and Manara were among the defender of the Roman Republic

Roman Republic (19th century)

The Roman Republic was a state declared on February 9, 1849, when the government of Papal States was temporarily substituted by a republican government due to Pope Pius IX's flight to Gaeta. The republic was led by Carlo Armellini, Giuseppe Mazzini and Aurelio Saffi...

. While battling against the French troops besieging the Janiculum

Janiculum

The Janiculum is a hill in western Rome, Italy. Although the second-tallest hill in the contemporary city of Rome, the Janiculum does not figure among the proverbial Seven Hills of Rome, being west of the Tiber and outside the boundaries of the ancient city.-Sights:The Janiculum is one of the...

, Morosini was seriously wounded on 29 June and died two days latter of his wounds.

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