He lusted over countess of the land Elspeth Tsepish, and took over the land after Malicia's gargoyle killed Vlad Tsepish.

He was the one who directly beheaded Vlad Tsepish, turning him into the Headless Horseman.

* 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.

* November 26 – Vlad III the Impaler manages to become reigning Prince of Wallachia for the third and last time, before later being killed by the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Bucharest.

* 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.

* Vlad III the Impaler becomes reigning Prince of Wallachia for two months before being deposed by Vladislav II.

Several Romanian historians ( e. g., Vlad Georgescu ) suggest that Thocomerius followed Bărbat ( the latter had been mentioned in a letter of grant of 8 January 1285 issued by King Ladislaus IV of Hungary as the brother and successor of Litovoi, a voivode in modern Oltenia ).

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

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.

The books are presented as historical novels written by Paarfi of Roundwood, a Dragaeran roughly contemporary with Vlad.

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.

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 ).

* Vlad the Impaler and his brother Radu were held as hostages by the Sultan of Turkey during their childhood to guarantee the co-operation of their father

* Vlad — the black-clad, pale-skinned leader of the Merovingian's vampires ; he is killed by Niobe, who stabs him through the heart with a wooden stake.

With Stephen's support, Laiotă was removed from the throne in 1482 by Vlad Călugărul, brother to Vlad Tepes, and for the remainder of the 15th century Wallachia remained relatively stable under his rule.

Another youth Mehmed found attractive, and who was presumably more accommodating, was Radu III the Fair, the brother of the famous Vlad the Impaler, “ Radu, a hostage in Istanbul whose good looks had caught the Sultan ’ s fancy, and who was thus singled out to serve as one of his most favored pages .” After the defeat of Vlad, Mehmed placed Radu on the throne of Wallachia as a vassal ruler.

* 1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack ) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.

* Vlad the Impaler ( 1431 – 1476 ), who was beheaded following his assassination.

One famous ruler in this period was Vlad III the Impaler ( also known as Vlad Dracula or ), Prince of Wallachia in 1448, 1456 – 62, and 1476.

** Vlad III the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia ( b. 1431 )

* November or December – Vlad III the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia ( d. 1476 )

First mentioned as the " Citadel of București " in 1459, it became a residence of the Wallachian prince Vlad III the Impaler.

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

* M. J. Trow ( 2003 ) Vlad the Impaler.

The Wallachian prince Vlad Dracul ( father of Vlad the Impaler ( Dracula ), who lived in exile in the town, let coins to be minted in the city ( otherwise coinage was the monopoly of the Hungarian kings in the Kingdom of Hungary ) and issued the first document listing the city's Romanian name, Sighişoara.

* Vlad III the Impaler

Image: Sigho012. JPG | Plate honouring Vlad Dracul in Sighişoara ( marking the house where Vlad the Impaler was allegedly born )

Image: Sighisoara_statue_vlad_tepes. jpg | Statue of Vlad the Impaler next to the City Hall

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.

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* Vlad Draasen-He was a member of Latveria's royalty during the 15th Century.

* 1476 – Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.

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.

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.

* June 17 – Vlad III Dracula attempts to assassinate Mehmed II in The Night Attack, forcing Mehmed to retreat from Wallachia.

* Vlad II Dracul begins his second term as ruler of Wallachia, succeeding Basarab II.

* December – Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, and his eldest son Mircea are assassinated.

Vlad Drakov, the Dark Lord of Falkovnia whose military expeditions are doomed to constant failure, seems even to be totally oblivious of any non-mortal factors in his repeated defeats.

Vlad III Dracula and Ivan the Terrible have passed into legend as major users of the method.