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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.
Apr 30, 2024 · Vlad the Impaler (born 1431, Sighișoara, Transylvania [now in Romania]—died 1476, north of present-day Bucharest, Romania) was a voivode (military governor, or prince) of Walachia (1448; 1456–1462; 1476) whose cruel methods of punishing his enemies gained notoriety in 15th-century Europe.
Apr 9, 2023 · Wikimedia Commons Though Vlad the Impaler is a national hero in Romania to this day, the “real Dracula” perpetrated untold atrocities throughout the mid-1400s. Vlad III earned his fearsome nickname for impaling more than 20,000 people and killing as many as 60,000 others during his bloody reign.
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.
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.
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 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 ə l ə /; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; November 1431 – 1476/77), was Prince of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.