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After a meeting with John Hunyadi, Voivode of Transylvania, Vlad II Dracul did not support an Ottoman invasion of Transylvania in March 1442. [22] The Ottoman Sultan, Murad II, ordered him to come to Gallipoli to demonstrate his loyalty. [23] [24] Vlad and Radu accompanied their father to the Ottoman Empire, where they were all imprisoned. [24]
Foolishly, Dracul took along his two youngest sons, 12-year-old Vlad and eight-year-old Radu. Upon their arrival, the sultan took all three captive. Dracul remained a prisoner for a year, until he swore on both the Koran and the Bible not to participate in any future wars against the sultan.
John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János; Romanian: Ioan de Hunedoara; Croatian: Janko Hunjadi; Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко, romanized: Sibinjanin Janko; c. 1406 – 11 August 1456) was a leading Hungarian military and political figure during the 15th century, who served as regent of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1446 to 1453, under the minor Ladislaus V.
Feb 27, 2020 · John Hunyadi deposed Vlad II Dracul, ensuring that both he and his eldest son, Mircea were killed. Hunyadi installed Vladislav II, Vlad’s second cousin, as voivode after his invasion. When Hunyadi and Vladislav launched a military campaign against the Ottoman Empire, Vlad saw a chance to take back what was rightfully his.
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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. Vlad the Impaler is known for the exceedingly cruel punishments he ...
Nov 8, 2018 · A man of great influence. Hunyadi served as the very first governor of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1446 and 1453, after Sigismund died and his successor, Ladislaus V was yet to come of age. Even after Ladislaus V commenced the throne, John was welcome to the Diet of Hungary, where his opinion was respected until the day he died.
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Nov 14, 2023 · Vlad III Dracula, better known as Vlad the Impaler (Tepes), was a member of the House of Draculesti, a branch of the House of Basarab. The lineage of Vlad III shows a long line of voivodes. The word "voivode" is an old Slavic word for warlord. Eventually, the term was used for the governor of a province, or, in English, was the same as a prince ...
