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The Real Dracula

Yes, there was a real Dracula, and he was a true prince of darkness. He was Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad Tepes, meaning "Vlad the Impaler." The Turks called him Kaziglu Bey, or "the Impaler Prince." He was the prince of Wallachia, but, as legend suggests, he was born in Transylvania, which at that time was ruled by Hungary.
According to legend, a Transylvanian named Radu Negru, or Rudolph the Black founded Wallachia in 1290. Dracula's grandfather, Prince Mircea the Old, reigned from 1386 to 1418. He fought to keep Wallachia independent from the Turks but was forced to pay tribute to them. He and his descendants continued to rule Wallachia, but under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
The throne of Wallachia was not necessarily passed from father to son. The prince, or voivode, was elected by the country's boyars, or land-owning nobles. This caused fighting among family members, assassinations, and other unpleasantness. Eventually the royal House of......


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