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.

Jan 1, 2025 · 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 …

Aug 29, 2023 · Vlad Dracul was a 15th-century ruler of Wallachia, a region in present-day Romania. He earned his nickname “the Impaler” due to his brutal method of execution, where he would impale his enemies on long, sharp stakes. He was a ruthless rules who would punish foreign enemies, as well as local ones that he considered personal enemies.

Apr 9, 2023 · Though Vlad the Impaler’s atrocities are undoubtedly terrifying, how exactly might the “real Dracula” have helped inspire Bram Stoker‘s fictional vampire? The answer might lie with the gory tales of the bloodthirsty monarch’s exploits.

Vlad III Dracula (1431-1467/77) was one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history. He was also known as Vlad the Impaler for the brutality with which he dispensed with his enemies, gaining him notoriety in 15th century Europe.

May 15, 2019 · Vlad III, infamous for his brutal punishments, was a 15th-century ruler of Wallachia, a European principality in Romania, and the inspiration for Dracula.

Oct 14, 2016 · Most scholars believe that Bram Stoker based his evil count Dracula on a real-life 15th-century prince in Wallachia, Romania. Vlad Dracula (Vlad Son of the Dragon) or Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler), as his story has come down through history, was a terrible man and a …

Vlad III Țepeș, also known as Dracula, is the main protagonist and titular character of Dracula Untold. Vlad is also the husband of the late Mirena and the father of Îngeraș.

Jan 17, 2022 · For many people, the name of Vlad the Impaler conjures up images of violence, bloodlust, and cruelty. An image painted during his lifetime and reinforced further by the popularity of Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula.

In 1431, more than four hundred years before Bram Stoker published his famous Dracula, a chubby baby boy born in Transylvania would be affectionately named Vlad III Dracula. Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, Vlad the Impaler would grow up to inspire a story about a legendary blood-sucking vampire.