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Ruins of Poenari Castle, the scene of a popular tale about Vlad Vlad the Impaler and the Turkish envoys, painting by Theodor Aman. The Cantacuzino Chronicle was the first Romanian historical work to record a tale about Vlad the Impaler, narrating the impalement of the old boyars of Târgoviște for the murder of his brother, Dan. [179]
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 City of Sighișoara, where you can visit the house in which Vlad the Impaler was born; Old Princely Court ("Palatul Curtea Veche") in Bucharest; Snagov Monastery ("Mănăstirea Snagov"), where, according to the legend, Vlad's remains were buried; The ruins of the Poenari Fortress (considered to be the authentic Dracula's Castle)
Vlad Drăculea, or Vlad the Impaler, was a famously ruthless and brutal 15 th century monarch who was known for his unrelenting defense of Wallachia, which was located right next to Transylvania ...
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 ...
Birthplace of Vlad III the Impaler (in Romanian Vlad Țepeș), Sighișoara hosts, every year, a medieval festival where arts and crafts blend with rock music and stage plays. The city marks the upper boundary of the Land of Sachsen .
The Wallachian voivode Vlad Dracul (father of Vlad the Impaler), who lived in exile in the town, had coins minted in the town (otherwise coinage was the monopoly of the Hungarian kings in the Kingdom of Hungary) and issued the first document listing the city's Romanian name, Sighișoara.
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.