# Roger de Rada — Gil Blas character guide

> Roger de Rada in Gil Blas by Alain-René Lesage.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Roger, Don Roger de Rada

**First appearance:** 0054-x

## Who they are

A nobleman who becomes a rival of Gil Blas in love.

## In the story

### [The Fatal Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gil_blas_se/chapters/iv)

King of Sicily, who decides the succession and marriage alliances.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gil_blas_se/chapters/vii)

A young gentleman from Grenada who seeks the Duke of Lerma's protection after an affair of honor; he is introduced as a potential client.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gil_blas_se/chapters/viii)

Narrates his family's tragic story of false accusation, revenge, and reunion; seeks royal pardon for killing Don Huberto.

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