# Malbecco — The Faerie Queene character guide

> Malbecco in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** IX Malbecco

**First appearance:** 0057-canto-ix

## Who they are

A jealous old husband who is tormented by his wife's infidelity.

## Relationships

### [Britomart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/britomart)

_rivalry_

Britomart confronts the jealous and miserly Malbecco, exposing his cowardice and possessive nature.

### [Britomart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/characters/britomart)

_rivalry_

Britomart confronts the jealous and miserly Malbecco, exposing his cowardice and possessive nature.

## In the story

### [Canto IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-ix)

A jealous old man who refuses to host knights in his castle.

### [Canto X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_faerie_queene_se/chapters/canto-x)

Jealous old husband who, torn between saving his wife and his gold, chooses his treasure; later becomes a pilgrim searching for Hellenore.

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