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Vlad married Justina as his second wife after his release. [10] [11] [note 1] Corvinus recognised Vlad, in 1475, as the lawful ruler of Wallachia, but he provided no support to Vlad in asserting his claim against Basarab Laiotă. [12] Vlad acquired a house in Pécs, which soon became known as "Drakwlyaháza" ("Dracula's house"). [13]
Vlad's eldest sons, Mircea and Vlad Dracula, were first mentioned in a charter of Vlad on 20 January 1437. [73] Mircea was born in about 1428, Vlad between 1429 and 1431. [ 73 ] Their brother (Vlad Dracul's third son), Radu the Fair , was born before 2 August 1439. [ 73 ]
Modern historians identify Vlad's mother either as a daughter or kinswoman of Alexander I of Moldavia [14] [17] [18] or as his father's unknown first wife. [19] The house in the main square of Sighișoara where Vlad's father lived from 1431 to 1435. Vlad II Dracul seized Wallachia after the death of his half-brother Alexander I Aldea in 1436.
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.
In Anno Dracula, an alternative history novel series by Kim Newman, where Count Dracula won and spread vampirism across the world—in Dracula Cha Cha Cha, Count Dracula's first wife is mentioned as "Elisabeta of Transylvania"; [130] the name was taken from this film version (Vlad the Impaler's first wife's name is unknown historically). [131]
Vlad Dracul House It is the place where Vlad the Impaler , the historical character who inspired Bram Stoker 's Dracula , is supposed to be born, in 1431. His father, Vlad Dracul , the ruler of Wallachia , and his pregnant wife were hosted in this house by the mayor of Sighișoara between 1431 and 1435, during the Turkish invasion of Wallachia.
The Ottoman-Wallachian forces crossed the Danube at Szörényvár, advancing through Orșova-Karánsebes and the Iron Gates, encountering significant resistance near Sebeș. [2] While Vlad Dracul persuaded the citizens to surrender, an unnamed Hungarian nobleman retreated with his family to a city tower, preparing for a determined defense.
The line of the Drăculești began with Vlad II Dracul ("the Dragon"), son of one of the most important rulers of the Basarab dynasty, Mircea the Elder.The name Drăculești is the patronymic of Dracul, which according to most historians is derived from the 1431 membership of Vlad II in the Order of the Dragon (Societas draconistarum) that had been founded in 1408 AD by Holy Roman Emperor ...