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4 days ago · 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 (/ ˈ d r æ k j ʊ l ə,-j ə-/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.
May 21, 2024 · Vlad III — known as Vlad the Impaler or Voivode (Prince) Vlad Dracula — was born in Wallachia (modern Romania) some time between 1428 and 1431, and he died either in 1476 or 1477.
4 days ago · Wallachian rulers Vlad II Dracul and his son Vlad the Impaler took their names from the Order of the Dragon, as Dracul in Old Romanian and related languages, means the dragon or the devil. Military Orders in Iberia. The Order of Santiago was a religious and military order founded in the 12th century in León and Castile.
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.
May 29, 2024 · The Order of the Dragon, a medieval chivalric order shrouded in mystery and intrigue, is famously linked to Vlad II Dracul, the father of Vlad the Impaler—better known as Dracula. Founded...
May 15, 2024 · A popular theory among critics is that the character Count Dracula is based on the infamously barbaric Vlad III, better known as Vlad the Impaler. Vlad was born in Transylvania in the 15th century and was known popularly as Drăculea, meaning “Son of Dracul”.
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2 days ago · Mehmed II abandoned his siege of Corinth to launch a punitive attack against Vlad III in Wallachia but suffered many casualties in a surprise night attack led by Vlad III Dracula, who was apparently bent on personally killing the Sultan.
