# Girolamo Vignate — Bellarion the Fortunate character guide

> Girolamo Vignate in Bellarion the Fortunate by Rafael Sabatini.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Lord Vignate, Vignate, Messer de Vignate

**First appearance:** 0020-v-the-commune-of-milan

## Snapshot

Lord of Lodi and Facino Cane's embittered rival, a swarthy, pouting-lipped nobleman who fights viciously when trapped and takes defeat as a personal insult.

## Who they are

Vignate commands a formidable faction of his own, and his feud with Facino Cane shapes the shifting alliances of Lombardy's wars. Captured at Pavone after a ferocious breakout attempt, he rages at Bellarion as a 'filthy, venal hound' — unable to conceive that a man might serve without being bought. His proud, suspicious fury makes him the perfect foil for a hero who wins by wit rather than force.

## Relationships

### [Bellarion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bellarion_the_fortunate_se/characters/bellarion)

_rivalry_

Bellarion and Girolamo Vignate are enemies, with Vignate often opposing Bellarion's plans.

### [Bellarion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bellarion_the_fortunate_se/characters/bellarion)

_rivalry_

Bellarion and Girolamo Vignate are enemies, with Vignate often opposing Bellarion's plans.

### [Bellarion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bellarion_the_fortunate_se/characters/bellarion)

_rivalry_

Bellarion and Girolamo Vignate are enemies, with Vignate often opposing Bellarion's plans.

## In the story

### [XI: The Siege of Alessandria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bellarion_the_fortunate_se/chapters/xi-the-siege-of-alessandria)

Seizes Alessandria and is besieged by Facino; his garrison's mysterious supply line puzzles the besiegers.

### [XIV: The Muleteer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bellarion_the_fortunate_se/chapters/xiv-the-muleteer)

The Lord of Lodi, commanding the besieged Alessandria; initially skeptical but ultimately convinced by Bellarion's bold plan.

### [XV: The Camisade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bellarion_the_fortunate_se/chapters/xv-the-camisade)

Captured in the ambush at Pavone; furiously denounces Bellarion as a trickster; his ransom is set at a hundred thousand ducats by Bellarion.

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