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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.
May 15, 2019 · Known For: East European 15th-century rule who was the inspiration for Dracula. Also Known As: Vlad the Impaler, Vlad III Dracula, Vlad Tepes, Dracuglia, Drakula. Born: Between 1428 and 1431. Parents: Mircea I of Wallachia, Eupraxia of Moldavia. Died: Between December 1476 and January 1477.
Dec 15, 2021 · published 15 December 2021. Vlad the Impaler was a medieval prince whose bloodthirsty acts inspired the world's most famous Vampire, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This portrait of Vlad III, or Vlad...
Aug 29, 2023 · August 29, 2023 by Calin. The Romanian Legend of Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula, is one of the best known tales coming from Romania – but also one that holds at least some truth.
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.
Oct 29, 2020 · Features. Vlad III Țepeș: The man who inspired Dracula. By Alice Isabella Sullivan. Dracula has been a mainstay of films, TV shows, plays, novels, and comic books for decades. The modern fascination with Dracula began in the 1920s and ‘30s with the appearance of plays and movies based on Bram Stoker’s eponymous novel, first published in 1897.
Oct 28, 2021 · Also known as Vlad III, Vlad Dracula (son of the Dragon), and—most famously—Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes in Romanian), he was a brutal, sadistic leader famous for torturing his foes. By...
