# Don Pedro — The White Company character guide

> Don Pedro in The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pedro, King Pedro

**First appearance:** 0034-xxxiii-how-the-army-made-the-passage-of-roncesvalles

## Who they are

The King of Castile, a cruel and treacherous ruler.

## In the story

### [XIX: How There Was Stir at the Abbey of St. Andrew's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xix-how-there-was-stir-at-the-abbey-of-st-andrew-s)

Sits on one of the two thrones behind the prince; described as tall with a livid face and cold blue eye, yawning and fondling a greyhound.

### [XXIII: How England Held the Lists at Bordeaux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_white_company_se/chapters/xxiii-how-england-held-the-lists-at-bordeaux)

Watches the tournament and makes inappropriate remarks about local women, causing tension with the prince.

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