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Vlad III is known as Vlad Țepeș (or Vlad the Impaler) in Romanian historiography. [12] This sobriquet is connected to the impalement that was his favorite method of execution. [ 12 ] The Ottoman writer Tursun Beg referred to him as Kazıklı Voyvoda (Impaler Lord) around 1500. [ 12 ]
The Snagov Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Snagov), also known as the Vlad Țepeș Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Vlad Țepeș) [1] is a medieval monastery and important historical monument located in southern Romania in the county of Ilfov, on an island in the northern reaches of Lake Snagov, belonging to the commune of Snagov, and in geographical proximity to the village of Siliștea ...
[1] [2] His real name is Dracula Vlad Tepes, and he is estimated to be over 800 years old by the time of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997). [3] With a few exceptions, he has starred in every title. [2] The series mainly takes place in the eponymous castle of Count Dracula, [1] which resurrects every hundred years to take over the world. [4]
Vlad Țepeș turned back and defeated the army, and according to the Historia Turchesca of Giovanni Maria Angiolello, sometimes attributed to an Italian chronicler Donado da Lezze, only 8,000 Turks survived. [16] Vlad Țepeș's campaign was celebrated among the Saxon cities of Transylvania, the Italian states, and the Pope.
In 1461, the original Comana Monastery was founded and built by Vlad Țepeș (Vlad the Impaler) as a monastery-fortress. Having fallen into disrepair, the original monastery was completely demolished and rebuilt in 1589 by Radu Șerban, future prince of Wallachia, Romania. Measuring 61 m × 56 m (200 ft × 184 ft), the new monastery was ...
When Laiotă returned, Vlad Tepes went to battle and was killed by the Janissaries near Bucharest in December 1476. Laiotă again occupied the Wallachian throne, which urged Stephen to make another return to Wallachia and dethrone Laiotă for the fifth and last time, while a Dăneşti , Ţepeluş , was established as ruler of the country.
Vlad Țepeș is a 1979 Romanian historical drama film directed by Doru Năstase. [1] The film recounts the story of Vlad the Impaler (also known as Vlad Dracula), the mid-15th century Voivode of Wallachia , and his fights with the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and with the Boyars in his court.
Mina's name can be derived from the Vlad the Impaler story and Count Dracula. Her surname, Țepeș, is the Romanian word for Impaler, the reason Vlad the Impaler is called Vlad Țepeș. Her given name "Mina" is shared by Mina Murray, the woman that Dracula sought to have as his new bride in the original novel.