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Vlad Dracula
Short Biography, facts and
interesting information about Vlad Dracula - the life of one of the famous people who lived during the Medieval times
Famous as the Medieval prince
who murdered thousands of people in Transylvania
Vlad Dracula
The
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who was famous as the Medieval prince who murdered tens of thousands of
people in Transylvania by impalement.
Short Biography about the life of Vlad Dracula
The following biography, short history and interesting facts provide helpful information for history courses and history coursework about the life and history of Vlad Dracula a famous Medieval character of historical importance who lived during the Middle Ages:
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Country of Origin / Nationality:
Romanian
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Family
connections : He was the son of Prince Vlad Dracul (Vlad the
Devil) and a Moldavian princess named Cneajna
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Origin of the
name Dracula: Named for Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Devil)
therefore also called Dracula or Son of the Devil
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Literary
Connections: The famous author Bram Stoker wrote the book
Dracula. He took the name Dracula from the blood thirsty
Prince Vlad IV who lived in Transylvania and had a real lust
for blood but this is where most of the similarities ended.
The fictional character Count Dracula by Bram Stoker was
described as a vampire
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Also Known the
Titles:
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Dracula or Son
of the Devil
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Prince of
Walachia
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Prince Vlad IV
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Vlad the Impaler
or Tepes, Tepesh or Tzepes ( which also mean Impaler)
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Dracula was
called by the nickname Vlad the Impaler after impaling his
enemies on stakes as a cruel and vicious form of torture and
execution
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Lifetime: 1431 -
1476
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Time Reference: Lived during the reign of King
Henry VI of England
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Born:
He was born on 4th of November
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Childhood, early life and education:
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Career and
Timeline of Vlad Dracula:
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The son of
Prince Vlad III he seized the throne temporarily in 1448 and
permanently in 1456
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Fought against
the Ottoman Turks
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1459: Dracula
lived in the Transylvanian city of Braşov where he had
30,000 people impaled
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1460: Dracula
lived in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu when 10,000 people
were impaled by Vlad Dracula
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1462: Dracula
was deposed by the Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II
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Vlad Dracula was
betrayed by his ally the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus
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He was
imprisoned in Hungary for 12 years where he adopted the
Catholic Religion
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1476: Vlad
Dracula regained the throne
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1476: Vlad
Dracula was killed by the Ottoman ally Laiota Basarab
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Died:
Vlad Dracula died in 1476
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The head of Vlad
Dracula was preserved in honey. It was sent to Istanbul
where the sultan had it displayed on a stake as visual proof
that the Impaler was dead
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He is believed
to be buried at a monastery located at Snagov, near
Bucharest.
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Why Vlad Dracula was famous:
As the sadistic prince of Transylvania who murdered over
40,000 people by impalement.
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Bram Stoker
wrote the book he called Dracula inspired by the Middle Ages
prince from Transylvania who had a lust for blood
Vlad Dracula - his
atrocities
The story and biography of Vlad Dracula which contains interesting
information, facts & the history about the life of this Medieval person
of historical fame. the Medieval times were
extremely blood thirsty. The terrible forms of execution and
Medieval torture were
commonplace. But the atrocities of Vlad Dracula were some of the most
infamous. Vlad Dracula was cruel and totally merciless, without doubt he
was a sadist. Even when he was imprisoned his lust for blood continued -
he captured and tortured birds. The very number of his victims made him
infamous as one of the cruellest of all princes. He had more than 40,000
people impaled in a period of two years in Transylvania.
Vlad
the Impaler
The torture and execution by impalement were terrible. Vlad the Impaler
enjoyed witnessing such events. Men, women and even babies were murdered
by impalement.
Famous Medieval People - Vlad Dracula
Interesting facts and information with a short biography about the Medieval Life, Times and history of Vlad Dracula.
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