Vlad the Impaler
Vlad III, most commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ) or Vlad Dracula ; 142831 – 147677), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania. His reputation for cruelty and his patronymic inspired the name of the vampire Count...