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Jan 21, 2024 · Vlad the Impaler might be known as Dracula’s inspiration nowadays, but back then people saw him as a bold leader whose sharp mind helped bring victories on battlefields as well as peace within borders through clever laws. Fiction: Vlad The Impaler Was a Mindless Brute. When we talk about dark figures from the past, Vlad the Impaler often ...
Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia called "Vlad the Impaler" and also known as Vlad Dracula or simply Dracula, in Romanian Drăculea (1431 – December 1476), was a Wallachian (southern Romania) voivode (military commander). His three reigns were in 1448, 1456–1462, and 1476. Vlad the Impaler is known for the exceedingly cruel punishments he ...
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Sep 29, 2015 · He was a good military leader and he was often victorious in every battle he held, the ones against the Ottoman incursions and the internal riots. He was celebrated by a lot of people, including the Pope Pius II, which held him in high regard.
- The House of Draculesti
- Ottoman Sultan Murad II Holds Vlad Hostage
- Vlad The Impaler: Voivode of Wallachia
- Vlad III Dracula Leaves Over 80,000 Dead
- Capture and Imprisonment: 1462-1475
- Vlad The Impaler Beheaded
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The brutal Vlad the Impaler, believed to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, was born in Sighisoara, Transylvania (today’s Romania) in 1431. He was part of the Draculesti dynasty. Vlad was the 2nd son of Vlad II Dracul and Eupraxia of Moldavia. The addition of an "a" to his surname denoted that he was Vlad II’s son. Draco meant dragon and...
In 1442 Vlad and his younger brother Radu travelled to the Ottoman court with their father. Sultan Murad II craftily used the boys as collateral after discussions with Vlad II Dracul. The Sultan arrested his guests because he wanted to ensure that the Voivode of Wallachia fulfilled his promises of allegiance. Vlad II was released and sent back to W...
Vlad returned to Wallachia and tried to claim leadership as Voivode Vlad III Dracula (Vlad III Draculea in Romanian). Unfortunately for Vlad, his younger brother Radu, the boyars and the Sultan opposed him. After a troubled two-month rule, Vlad III Dracula was deposed. It took him eight years to regain control. Throughout his second period as Voivo...
He did not limit impalement to domestic enemies. His international opponents were just as likely to find themselves impaled and staring up to the sky screaming as their lives ebbed away. There were unconfirmed reports that Vlad liked to dip bread in the blood of his dying victims and eat the morsels as they watched. In 1453 the Ottomans took contro...
In 1462 Vlad the Impaler left an entire battlefield littered with bodies impaled on stakes as a warning to advancing Ottoman soldiers. He was said to have dined among the bodies before he departed. The same year Vlad was only saved from capture by the Ottoman army by the Hungarians who he thought were allies. Their ruler Matthias Corvinus I of Hung...
In 1476 Vlad III Dracula was released by Matthias I and he managed to reclaim power in Wallachia. His victory was short-lived. He was killed in battle near Bucharest on the 14th of December 1476. After he was unceremoniously beheaded his head was sent to Sultan Mehmed II and displayed. Vlad’s successor was his younger brother Radu, known as Radu II...
Oct 28, 2021 · HISTORY MAGAZINE. Vlad the Impaler's thirst for blood was an inspiration for Count Dracula. The ruthless brutality of Vlad III of Walachia, forged by the 15th-century clash between the...
Apr 9, 2023 · Published April 9, 2023. Updated November 8, 2023. Vlad III, also called Vlad the Impaler, was a prince of Wallachia infamous for his brutality in battle and the gruesome punishments he inflicted on his enemies.
Sep 8, 2023 · However, the Ottomans still advanced towards Targoviste in Romania. Vlad launched a night attack on the Ottoman camp with 7,000 to 10,000 horsemen. The skirmish resulted in 5,000 casualties for the Wallachian side and 15,000 for the Ottomans. Vlad's actions impressed the Sultan, who said "a man who has done such things is worth much."
