Facts: - genres: italian literature - birth name: alessandro francesco tommaso manzoni - birth date: 7 march 1785 - parents: pietro manzoni and giulia beccaria - movement: romanticism - relatives: cesare -rrb- beccaria -lrb- grandfather -rrb- massimo d'azeglio -lrb- son-in-law - resting place: monumental cemetery of milan - caption: portrait 1841 -rrb- -lrb- pinacoteca di brera , milan -rrb- of alessandro manzoni , by francesco hayez -lrb- - death date: 22 may 1873 - spouse: enrichetta 1837 1861 ; her death blondel 1808 1833 ; her death teresa borri - death place: milan , kingdom of italy - birth place: milan , duchy of milan - common name: alessandro manzoni - nationality: austrian-italian - occupation: poet , writer , dramatist - honorific prefix: signore - honorific suffix: oci , osg , osml , pm - children: giulia -lrb- 1813 -- 1873 -rrb- cristina -lrb- 1815 -- 1841 claudia -rrb- sofia -lrb- 1817 -- 1845 -rrb- enrico -lrb- 1819 -lrb- -- 1881 -rrb- clara -lrb- 1821 -- 1823 -rrb- vittoria 1808 -lrb- 1822 -- 1892 -rrb- filippo -lrb- 1826 -- 1868 -- -rrb- matilde -lrb- 1830 -- 1856 -rrb- 1834 -rrb- pietro luigi - image: francesco hayez 040.jpg - religion: roman catholicism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alessandro manzoni .
alessandro francesco tommaso manzoni -lrb- ; 7 march 1785 -- 22 may 1873 -rrb- was an italian poet and novelist .he is famous for the novel '' the betrothed '' -lrb- orig . -rrb--lrb- 1840 -rrb- , generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature .the novel is also a symbol of the italian risorgimento , both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern , unified italian language .