VLAD
DRACULA
Vlad
Tepes, (The Impaler) also known as Vlad Dracula, was
born in late 1431 in Sighisoara, a city in southern
Transylvana, now a part of present day Romania.
His father was Vlad Dracul, one of the original members
of the Order of the Dragon, established on February
8, 1431in Nuremburg, present day Germany. One of its
stated purposes was to defend against the ‘infidel
Turks’ of the Ottoman Empire.
The historical Vlad Tepes ruled over the principality
of Wallachia during the mid-1400s. He is best known
for defeating the Ottoman Turks in the battle described
in Chapter One of this book. He is very much revered
in present day Romania.
An excellent book on the historical Dracula is: Dracula,
Prince of Many Faces, by Radu R. Florescu and Raymond
T. McNally, published by Back Bay Books, ISBN 0-316-28656-7.
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