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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 ]
With this army, Vlad campaigned against the Transylvanian Saxons who supported his rivals. [26] He also defeated an Ottoman army led by Hamza Bey in 1460. [27] In 1462, Vlad launched a campaign south of the Danube. Dividing his army into six columns, he attacked strategic settlements near the river. Vlad led the army heading towards Nicopolis. [28]
Curtea Veche (September 24, 2011) with the bust of Vlad Țepeș Curtea Veche (the Old Princely Court ) was built as a palace or residence during the rule of Vlad III Dracula in 1459. [ 1 ] Archaeological excavations started in 1953, and now the site is operated by the Muzeul Municipiului București in the historic centre of Bucharest , Romania .
Vlad III the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș) 20 August 1456 – July 1462 June 1476 - January 1477 Unknown one child Justina Szilágyi Between 1475 and 1476 no children: Son of Vlad II Dracul, invaded briefly Wallachia in 1448 (October–November) while Vladislav II was away. His real rulership would begin after killing Vladislav II in battle.
November 26 – Vlad the Impaler declares himself reigning Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia for the third and last time. He is killed on the march to Bucharest, probably before the end of December. His head is sent to his old enemy, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II.
Vlad IV Calugarul DR: Radu III the Fair DR: Alexandra 2: Vlad III the Impaler DR: Mircea (Illegitimate) DR,4 1480: Basarab the Young: Vladislav: Radu IV the Great: Vlad cel Tânăr: Mihnea cel Rău: Neagoe Basarab CRAIOVEŞTI: Vladislav III of Wallachia: Radu of Afumați: Radu Bădica: Radu Paisie: Mircea the Shepherd: Vlad Vintilă de la ...
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.
The Historian interweaves the history and folklore of Vlad Țepeș, a 15th-century prince of Wallachia known as "Vlad the Impaler", and his fictional equivalent Count Dracula together with the story of Paul, a professor; his 16-year-old daughter; and their quest for Vlad's tomb. The novel ties together three separate narratives using letters ...