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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.
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 · 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.
Mar 7, 2023 · Vlad the Impaler was an undeniably brutal ruler. However he is still considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. His victorious campaigns against the Ottoman forces which protected both Wallachia and Europe have won him praise as a military leader.
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 (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.
Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad III or Vlad Dracula, was a ruler of Wallachia, a region in present-day Romania, in the mid-15th century. He is infamous for his brutal and sadistic methods of punishing his enemies, which included impalement, a slow and agonizing form of execution.
Jan 5, 2018 · Vlad III, who is known by his moniker Vlad the Impaler, was born in 1431. He was the second son of Vlad Dracul (c.1395-1447), who became the ruler of the Principality of Wallachia (1330-1859) in 1436. About two decades earlier in 1417, Wallachia had accepted the suzerainty of the powerful Ottoman Empire (1299-1922).
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.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is popularly associated with Vlad the Impaler, and some scholars do believe that the literary bloodsucker is derived in part from the historical Walachian prince. If Stoker did indeed base the archetypal vampire on Vlad, what led him to do so?
