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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Vlad-the-ImpalerVlad the Impaler | Biography, Dracula, Death, & Facts

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   Apr 30, 2024 · Vlad was the second of four brothers born into the noble family of Vlad II Dracul. His sobriquet Dracula (meaning “son of Dracul”) was derived from the Latin draco (“dragon”) after his father’s induction into the Order of the Dragon, created by Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund for the defense of Christian Europe against the Ottoman Empire .

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   2 days ago · Vlad was the second legitimate son of Vlad II Dracul, who was himself an illegitimate son of Mircea I of Wallachia. Vlad II had won the moniker "Dracul" for his membership in the Order of the Dragon, a militant fraternity founded by Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary.

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   4 days ago · He was the son of Prince Vlad II Dracul ("Dracula" means "son of Dracul," son of the dragon, as King Sigismund of Hungary had knighted and inducted Vlad the Elder into the Order of the...

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   Why was Vlad II called Dracul?

   • Vlad II had won the moniker "Dracul" for his membership in the Order of the Dragon, a militant fraternity founded by Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary. The Order of the Dragon was dedicated to halting the Ottoman advance into Europe.

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   Who was Vlad Dracul?

   • He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. Vlad and his younger brother, Radu, were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire in 1442 to secure their father's loyalty.

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   Why was Vlad sent to the Court of Murad II?

   • In 1442 Vlad and his younger brother were sent to the court of Ottoman Sultan Murad II as collateral to assure the sultan that their father, in a reversal of his previous position, would support Ottoman policies.

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   Why did Vlad go to Transylvania?

   • The Sultan and the main Ottoman army left Wallachia, but more and more Wallachians deserted to Radu. Vlad went to Transylvania to seek assistance from Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, in late 1462, but Corvinus had him imprisoned.

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6. katetrinity.co › vlad-the-impalerVlad the Impaler: The Man Behind the Myth | KT History

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   May 11, 2024 · Vlad’s life was a tapestry woven with threads of intrigue, power struggles, and a fierce defense of his homeland. Born in 1431, he was the second son of Vlad II Dracul, a member of the Order of the Dragon, and grew up in the fortress town of Sighișoara, Transylvania.

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   May 14, 2024 · Vlad’s father, Vlad II, was given the surname Dracul (the old Romanian word for dragon) after being inducted into a knightly order (the Order of the Dragon) to defeat the encroaching Turkish Ottoman Empire. As his son, Vlad III was hence known as the ‘son of Dracul’ or, in old Romanian: Drăculea.

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9. metro.co.uk › 2024/05/01 › king-charles-relatedIs King Charles related to Count Dracula? Inside the Royal ...

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   May 1, 2024 · Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia just south of Transylvania, was so vicious a ruler he inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula and earned himself the nickname, ‘the Impaler’. Some 16 generations later, his...

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    1 day ago · Vlad was the only Christian ruler to respond to the pope’s declaration of a new Crusade.” [4] Vlad’s tactic was to take the territory surrounding Wallachia. After a series of successful attacks, Mehmet personally turned his attention to putting Vlad down and taking Wallachia, which would serve as the stepping stone to the Infidel prize ...