# Francesco Valori — Romola character guide

> Francesco Valori in Romola by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Messer Francesco Valori the archangel Michael, Valori, Messer Francesco Valori

**First appearance:** 0038-xxxv-what-florence-was-thinking-of

## Who they are

A prominent supporter of Savonarola in the Florentine government.

## In the story

### [LVII: Why Tito Was Safe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lvii-why-tito-was-safe)

Head of the Piagnoni, accepts Tito's proposition, motivated by his hatred of Bernardo del Nero and desire for a strong sentence.

### [A Masque of the Furies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/lxvi-a-masque-of-the-furies)

Escapes San Marco but is murdered by the mob, his house sacked and his wife killed.

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