The Pope did, however, influence Vlad III Dracula — whom the Pope held in high regard — in starting a war against Sultan Mehmed II of Turkey.

Brust has written thirteen novels in the series, which is proposed to run to nineteen novels — one named for each of the Great Houses, one named for Vlad himself, and a final novel which Brust has said will be titled The Final Contract.

The killing caused an enormous public outcry — in an unprecedented move, ORT and several other Russian TV Channels shut down for the whole day on March 2, displaying only the picture of Listyev and the words " Vlad Listyev Has Been Killed.

The devoted servants of Sylvania, whom Vlad had treated well — indeed, they felt graced to be chosen as Vlad's meal — became little more than ' cattle ' to the new count.

The devoted servants of Sylvania, whom Vlad had treated well — indeed, they felt graced to be chosen as Vlad's meal — became little more than ' cattle ' to the new count.

In 1462, Stephen sent a letter to his cousin, Prince Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia, asking him to return Chilia back to Moldavia — a demand that was most likely refused.

Ben-Horin described his impressions of Change Nation and of related discussions with American Ambassador to Romania, Mark Gitenstein ; Aga Khan Development Network official Nick McKinlay ; and Central and Eastern European activists such as Vlad Atanasiu in a post on the blog entitled, “ Tension and possibility — The new dynamics of change.

* Vlad — Yes, the Vlad III Dracula.

* Nicu Vlad — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight ( 108 kg )

Bogdan's son, Stephen, fled Moldavia together with his cousin, Vlad Dracula — who had sought protection at the Moldavian court – to Transylvania, at the court of Hunyadi.

Varnae reigned as the unchallenged leader of Earth's vampires for many thousands of years before ceding the title and position to Vlad Dracula sometime in the middle of the 15th century A. D. Dracula retained this title in a nearly unbroken reign until Earth's Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Stephen Strange, uncovered a mystical spell that would banish all vampires from this dimension.

Tourists are told that it was the place where Vlad III of Wallachia ( commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ) was held prisoner by János Hunyadi, Hungary's military leader and regent during the King's minority, for 7 years after Vlad was deposed in 1462.

Vlad Tepes, Elizabeth Bathory, and Gilles de Rais, three of the twelve master vampires, form an alliance and enter the mountainous area of Helea, killing every person they find.

* Dracula ( Vlad Tepes Dracul )-lord of the vampires ; father of Lilith, Vlad & Golden Angel ( Janus ); ancestor of Frank Drake ; transformed into a vampire by Lianda ; destroyed by Montesi Formula ; revived

* Georgescu, Vlad ( Author ) – Calinescu, Matei ( Editor ) – Bley-Vroman, Alexandra ( Translator ): The Romanians – A History ; Ohio State University Press, 1991, Columbus ; ISBN 0-8142-0511-9

* Vlad the Impaler ; stories of his cruelty have attained legendary status, most likely spread after his death by his enemies.

Vlad also practices the human art of witchcraft ; " táltos " is Hungarian for a kind of supernatural person in folklore.

The first section reads like the first three novels in the series, with a first-person narration by Vlad but including Khaavren ’ s son, Piro ; the second section has a different viewpoint character in each of its chapters ; and the third section is narrated by Paarfi in the style of the earlier Khaavren Romances, with Khaavren as the viewpoint character and interacting with Vlad.

On his way home, Vlad II Dracul of Wallachia imprisoned Hunyadi ; only the threats of the palatine of Hungary brought the Wallachian ruler, theoretically an ally of Hunyadi against the Ottomans, to release him.

* Brezianu, Andrei ; Spânu, Vlad ( 2007 ).

* Vlad Vladikoff – Hired by the Sour Kangaroo to get rid of the Whos ; steals the clover from Horton and drops it in a patch of clovers

Vlad suffered much at the hands of the Ottomans and was locked up in an underground prison ; however, Radu caught the eye of the sultan's son, Mehmet II.

Virlomi then declares war on China, setting off all manner of plots: Muslim hardliners attempt to assassinate Alai ; Russia invades China and eastern Europe using " contingency " plans drawn up by a horrified Vlad ; and Fly Molo of the Philippines is instructed to invade Taiwan, his nation suicidally confident in their Jeesh member.

However, as the war raged on, Radu and his formidable Janissary battalions were well supplied with a steady flow of gunpowder and dinars ; this allowed them to push deeper into the realm of Vlad III.

* Vlad III the Impaler ( Wallachia, 1448 ; 1456 – 1462 ; 1476 )

* Georgescu, Vlad ( Author ) – Calinescu, Matei ( Editor ) – Bley-Vroman, Alexandra ( Translator ): The Romanians – A History ; Ohio State University Press, 1991, Columbus ; ISBN 0-8142-0511-9

* Georgescu, Vlad ( Author ) – Calinescu, Matei ( Editor ) – Bley-Vroman, Alexandra ( Translator ): The Romanians – A History ; Ohio State University Press, 1991, Columbus ; ISBN 0-8142-0511-9

* Georgescu, Vlad ( Author ) – Calinescu, Matei ( Editor ) – Bley-Vroman, Alexandra ( Translator ): The Romanians – A History ; Ohio State University Press, 1991, Columbus ; ISBN 0-8142-0511-9

* Georgescu, Vlad ( Author ) – Calinescu, Matei ( Editor ) – Bley-Vroman, Alexandra ( Translator ): The Romanians – A History ; Ohio State University Press, 1991, Columbus ; ISBN 0-8142-0511-9

In addition to its unique architecture, the castle is famous because of persistent myths that it was once the home of Vlad III Dracula.

In the English-speaking world, Vlad is best known for the exceedingly cruel punishments he imposed during his reign and for serving as the primary inspiration for the vampire main character in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.

* 1462: Mehmed the Conqueror is driven back by Wallachian prince Vlad III Dracula at The Night Attack.

* Alexandru I Aldea is replaced as ruler of Wallachia by Vlad II Dracul.

* August 20 – Vladislav II, reigning Prince of Wallachia, is killed in battle by Vlad III Dracula, who succeeds him.

* Vlad II Dracul is temporarily replaced as ruler of Wallachia by his son Mircea.

He is best known for his novels about the assassin Vlad Taltos.

The Vlad Taltos series is set on what is apparently another planet, in an Empire mostly inhabited and ruled by the Dragaerans, who are humanoid but have such differences as greatly extended lifespans and heights averaging about 7 feet.

Vlad Taltos is one of the human minority ( known by Dragaerans as " Easterners "), which exists as a lower class in the Empire.

An even earlier example of a puppet state ( as well as a vassal state ) is Wallachia, which was partially de facto ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1462 when Radu the Handsome was placed on the throne after his older brother Vlad III was banished from Wallachia and interned by Hungary.

The character of Count Dracula is thought by some to be based upon, Vlad Dracula III ' ( Vlad the Impaler ).

Sebastian is revealed to be Radu Cel Frumos, the brother of Vlad the Impaler, Dracula.

Later writings about the case have led to legendary accounts of the Countess bathing in the blood of virgins to retain her youth and subsequently also to comparisons with Vlad III the Impaler of Wallachia, on whom the fictional Count Dracula is partly based, and to modern nicknames of the Blood Countess and Countess Dracula.

During the 15th century, Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, is credited as the first notable figure to prefer this method of execution during the late medieval period, and became so notorious for its liberal employment that among his several nicknames he was known as Vlad the Impaler.

In the show Danny Phantom Danny is often seen calling Vlad Masters / Plasmius a " Fruit Loop ".

* In Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian, Saint George is chronicled as being the saint who killed Vlad Tepesh ( also known as Dracula, which means " son of the dragon " or " son of the devil ").

The Vlad Taltos series is set in a fantastical world of magic, at a time directly following a 1, 000-year interregnum wherein magic was impossible.