Vlad the Impaler
Vlad III, Prince o Wallachie (1431 – 1476), mair commonly kent as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Ţepeș pronounced [ˈvlad ˈt͡sepeʃ] or simply as Dracula, wis a three-time Voivode o Wallachie, rulin mainly frae 1456 tae 1462.
Vlad III Dracula | |
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Prince o Wallachie | |
The Ambras Castle portrait o Vlad III, c. 1560, reputedly a copy o an oreeginal made durin his lifetime. | |
Ring | 1448; 1456–1462; 1476 |
Born | 13 November 1431 Sighișoara, Transylvanie, Kinrick o Hungary |
Dee'd | December 1476(?) (agit 45) Bucharest, Wallachie |
Spouse | Cnaejna o Bathory Jusztina Szilagyi Ilona Nelipic[1] |
Hoose | Hoose o Drăculești (branch o the Hoose o Basarab) |
Faither | Vlad II Dracul |
Mither | Cneajna o Moldavie |
Historically, Vlad is best kent for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire an its expansion an for the cruel punishments he imposed on his enemies.
Vlad III is believed tae hae inspired the association o his name tae that o the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
References
eedit- ↑ a b The British Chronicles - David Hughes - Google Cărţi. Books.google.ro. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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