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Nov 5, 2014 · Vlad II (died December 1447), known as Vlad Dracul (English: Vlad the Dragon), was a voivode (English: duke) of Wallachia. He reigned from 1436 to 1442, and ...
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The name Dracula inspires awe and fear wherever it is uttered. Yet, "Dracula" is Romanian for "son of the dragon." Vlad II, also called Vlad Dracul, became a...
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Mar 20, 2022 · This is the incredible story of Vlad the Impaler from his youth in Wallachia and childhood as a hostage to his wars against the Ottoman Turks and his great passion for impaling his enemies.
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Vlad Dracul (alternativ: Vlad II, n. cca. 1392/1394 – d. 7 decembrie 1447) a fost domnul Țării Românești între 1436 și 1442 și din 1443 până în 1447.
Vlad II (Romanian: Vlad al II-lea), also known as Vlad Dracul (Vlad al II-lea Dracul) or Vlad the Dragon (before 1395 – November 1447), was Voivode of Wallachia from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to 1447. He is internationally known as the father of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula.
Oct 22, 2024 · Vlad the Impaler, prince of Walachia (now in Romania) whose cruel methods of punishing his enemies gained notoriety in 15th-century Europe. Some in the scholarly community have suggested that Bram Stoker’s Dracula character was based on Vlad. Learn more about Vlad in this article.
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Vlad was the second legitimate son of Vlad II Dracul, who was himself an illegitimate son of Mircea I of Wallachia. Vlad II had won the moniker "Dracul" for his membership in the Order of the Dragon, a militant fraternity founded by Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary.
