Ruggiero

Also known as Ruggero, Rogero (English), or Roger (French), a character from the Carolingian cycle/Matter of France. He is a Muslim knight who converts to Christianity to marry the warrior Bradamante; his sister Marfisa/Marphise is also a warrior. He defeats the villain Rodomonte at the end of the Furioso. He and Bradamante are the mythical ancestors of the d'Este noble house.

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The character appears in many works, including:
(poem, 1483-95) Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo (Ruggiero)
(poem, 1516-32) Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (Ruggiero)
(play, 1582) Bradamante by Robert Garnier (Roger)
(opera, 1625) La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina by Francesca Caccini (Ruggiero)
(play, 1637) La Bradamante by Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède (Roger)
(opera, 1642) Il palazzo incantato/Il Palagio d’Atlante, overo La Guerriera Amante (The Enchanted Palace/The Palace of Atlantes, or The Warrior Woman in Love) by Luigi Rossi (Ruggiero)
(play, 1695) Bradamante by Thomas Corneille (Roger)
(opera, 1727) Orlando/Orlando furioso by Antonio Vivaldi (Ruggiero)
(opera, 1735) Alcina by George Frideric Handel (Ruggiero)
(film, 1983) I Paladini: Storia d'armi e d'amori (Hearts and Armour) directed by Giacomo Battiato (Ruggiero)

Ruggiero Rizzitelli (born 2 September 1967) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.

Ruggiero Leoncavallo, composer of the famous opera "I Pagliacci" -the clowns.

Ruggiero is the hero in the Italian romantic epics "Orlando Innamorato" by Matteo Maria Boiardo and "Orlando Furioso", by Ludovico Ariosto. Ruggiero translates to "Rogero" in English.