# Polinesso — Orlando Furioso character guide

> Polinesso in Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** This Polinesso, False Polinesso, The unhappy Polinesso

**First appearance:** 0003-canto-i

## Who they are

Duke of Albany, a villain who slanders Geneura.

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