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Vlad's descendants were known as Drăculești, because they adopted Vlad's sobriquet as their patronymic (Dracula). The conflict between the Drăculești and the Dănești (the descendants of Dan I of Wallachia), and strifes between the members of the Drăculești line contributed to the political instability in 15th-century Wallachia.
Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad III or Vlad Dracula, was a 15th-century ruler of Wallachia, a region in present-day Romania. Born in 1431, Vlad III belonged to the House of Drăculești, a noble family with a long lineage in Wallachia. His father, Vlad II, was a member of the Order of the Dragon, which is believed to have inspired the name ...
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Jan 1, 2022 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Vlad (Basarab) of Wallachia born 1392 Principality of Wallachia died 1446 Bălteni, Principality of Wallachia including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
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Descendants of the line of Drăculești would eventually come to dominate the principality, until its common rule with Transylvania and Moldavia by Mihai Viteazul in 1600. Etymology [ edit ] The line of the Drăculești began with Vlad II, the Dragon , son of one of the most important rulers of the Basarab dynasty, Mircea the Elder .
RulerRemark1436–1442, 1443–1447; son of Mircea the ...1442; son of Vlad II1448, 1456–1462, 1476; son of Vlad II1462–1473, 1474; son of Vlad IIVlad Dracula also faced challenges from other sons of Vlad II Dracul such as the somewhat exotically named Vlad the Monk, and from the family line of the Dnesti which was descended from an uncle of Vlad II Dracul.
Oct 26, 2022 · A 15th-century depiction of Vlad II Dracul of Wallachia. 1432 – Birth of Mehmed, son of Murad II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire. 1436 – Vlad II becomes Voivode of Wallachia. 1437–1438 – Vlad II swears fealty to Sultan Murad II and supports the Ottomans in their campaign against Hungary. 1441 – John Hunyadi, Voivode of Transylvania ...
07 Mar 2023. Ambras Castle portrait of Vlad III (c. 1560), reputedly a copy of an original made during his lifetime. Image Credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Vlad III Dracula (1431-1467/77) was one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history.
