 Complete the following phrase:  Nievo was born and raised in Padua, during the time the Veneto region was ruled by the Austrian Empire. His father was a lawyer. Nievo studied law at the University of Padua, but upon graduating, he refused to join his fathers profession as it would imply submission to the Austrian government. He was politically inspired by Giuseppe Mazzinis thought and wanted to join the struggle for the independence of Veneto and a united Italy. In 1860 he fought with Giuseppe Garibaldis 