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Vlad the Impaler

1431 - 1476

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Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈvlad ˈtsepeʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈdrəkule̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in 1436. Vlad and his younger brother, Radu, were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire in 1442 to secure their father's loyalty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vlad the Impaler is the most popular inspiration, the most popular biography from Romania and the most popular Romanian Inspiration.

Vlad the Impaler is most famous for being the inspiration for the character Dracula. Vlad the Impaler was a ruler of Wallachia in the 15th century. He was known for his brutal methods of punishment, which included impaling his enemies on stakes.

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Among inspirations, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1 out of 10. After him are Mahsa Amini, Eugène François Vidocq, Jack LaLanne, Johann Georg Faust, Alice Liddell, Joseph Bell, George Floyd, and Andrew Wakefield.

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Among people born in 1431, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. After him are Pope Alexander VI, François Villon, Andrea Mantegna, Jasper Tudor, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Ladislaus Hunyadi, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Çiçek Hatun, Borommatrailokkanat, and John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. Among people deceased in 1476, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. After him are Simonetta Vespucci, Regiomontanus, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Stefan Branković, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, George VIII of Georgia, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon, and Pietro Mocenigo.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1 out of 844. After him are Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Leo I the Thracian (401), Béla Bartók (1881), Eugène Ionesco (1909), Michael I of Romania (1921), Stephen Báthory (1533), Alaric I (376), Emil Cioran (1911), John Hunyadi (1407), Tristan Tzara (1896), and Ion Antonescu (1882).

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Among inspirations born in Romania, Vlad the Impaler ranks 1. 

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