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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. Corvinus first gave her in marriage to ...
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 ]
In Hotel Transylvania (2012), Dracula's wife Martha (voiced by Jackie Sandler) is an homage to the Brides of Dracula. In the Dungeons & Dragons adventure module Curse of Strahd , three brides of Strahd (named Ludmilla Vilisevic, Anastrasya Karelova, and Volenta Popofsky) appear as enemies in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft.
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 ]
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.
The world’s most famous vampire is undoubtedly Bram Stoker’s Dracula, who Stoker reportedly modeled after Romanian Prince Vlad Tepes, more popularly known as Vlad the Impaler (pictured).
Luke Evans as Vlad III "the Impaler" Dracula / Dracula: Known as the Son of the Dragon, Vlad is a prince and war hero, who becomes a monster known as a vampire to protect and defend his family and kingdom. [5] Dominic Cooper [6] as Sultan Mehmed II; Sarah Gadon as Mirena, Vlad's wife. [7] Gadon also portrays Mina Murray as a part of the present ...
Courtesy of Candace Cameron Bure/Instagram Candace Cameron Bure is mourning the death of her father-in-law, former athlete Vladimir Bure. “Our hearts are broken as we grieve the loss of Val’s ...