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Vlad II (Romanian: Vlad al II-lea), also known as Vlad Dracul (Vlad al II-lea Dracul) or Vlad the Dragon (before 1395 – November 1447), was Voivode of Wallachia from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to 1447. He is internationally known as the father of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula.
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Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula, was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania.
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- His family name means “dragon” The name Dracul was given to Vlad’s father Vlad II by his fellow knights who belonged to a Christian crusading order known as the Order of the Dragon.
- He was born in Wallachia, present-day Romania. Vlad III was born in 1431 in the state of Wallachia, now the southern portion of present-day Romania. It was one of the three principalities that made up Romania at the time, along with Transylvania and Moldova.
- He was held hostage for 5 years. In 1442, Vlad accompanied his father and his 7-year-old brother Radu on a diplomatic mission in the heart of the Ottoman Empire.
- His father and brother were both killed. Upon his return, Vlad II was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by local war lords known as the boyar. He was killed in the marshes behind his house while his oldest son, Mircea II, was tortured, blinded and buried alive.
The Prince of Wallachia Vlad II Dracul, the father of Vlad the Impaler, took his name from the Order of the Dragon. Historical background. Ceremonial sword of the Order, c. 1433, displayed at the Neue Burg, Vienna. Sigismund faced fierce struggles for power leading up to the foundation of the order in 1408.
Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ ˈ v l a d ˈ ts e p e ʃ]) or Vlad Dracula ( / ˈdrækjələ /; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; November 1431 – 1476/77), was Prince of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.
Dracul ("Dragon") Founded: 1390 () Founder: Vlad the Dragon: Final ruler: Alexandru Coconul or Trașcă Drăculescu: Titles: Voivode of Wallachia, Voivode of Moldavia: Distinctions: Order of the Dragon: Traditions: Romanian Eastern Orthodoxy: Dissolution: As early as 1632 (), as late as the 18th century: Cadet branches: Movilești
