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Deutsch: Vlad Ţepeş, der Pfähler, Woywode der Walachei 1456-1465 (gestorben 1477) Aussprache auf Deutsch:Wlad Tzepesch. English: Vlad Ţepeş, the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia (1456-1462) (died 1477)
Justina Szilágyi de Horogszeg (Hungarian: horogszegi Szilágyi Jusztina; before 1455 – 1497) was a Hungarian noblewoman, who became the second wife of Vlad Dracula, Voivode of Wallachia. She was the daughter of Ladislaus or Osvát Szilágyi and thus a cousin of Matthias Corvinus , King of Hungary .
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.
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No wonder he was the inspiration for Dracula.
In 1436, Vlad II Dracul ascended to the throne of Wallachia. He was ousted in 1442 by rival factions in league with Hungary, but secured Ottoman support for his return by agreeing to pay tribute to the Sultan and also send his two legitimate sons, Vlad III and Radu, to the Ottoman court, to serve as hostages of his loyalty.
Cultural depictions of Vlad the Impaler (1 C, 32 P) Pages in category "Vlad the Impaler" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
A list of cultural depictions of Vlad the Impaler. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. D. Dracula (3 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Cultural ...