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.

* 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.

** 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.

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

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

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.

* 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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* 1465 – Wallachian voivode Radu cel Frumos, younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş, issues a writ from his residence in Bucharest

* October 14 – Wallachian voivode Radu cel Frumos, younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş, issues a writ from his residence in Bucharest

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 ).

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.

Stefan helped to oust Vlad Țepeș's brother, Radu the Handsome who had converted to Islam and later became the Ottoman commander of Wallachia, he then installed Laiotă Basarab the Old on the throne in the hope of bringing Wallachia back into the Christian camp.

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.

The response was a massive invasion led by Mehmed II who drove Vlad III from the throne and replaced him with his brother, Radu III the Fair ( 1462 – 1475 ).

Radu III the Fair, Radu III the Handsome or Radu III the Beautiful (), also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey ( 1435 – 1475 ), was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş and voivode ( prince ) of the principality of Wallachia.

* Radu cel Frumos, ( Radu the Handsome ) ( c. 1437 / 1439-1475 ), was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş of Drăculeşti ( Dracula ).

Radu Florescu documented on page 193 of his book, " Dracula: Prince of Many Faces " that the Holy Roman Emperour Ferdinand I granted a patent of nobility January 20, 1535 to Ladislas Dracula and his brother John, affirming their direct descent from Vlad and making specific mention of " the ancient insignia of Ladislas's family " having been the same as that of the Bathory family -- i. e., gules ( red ) a sword covering three wolf teeth.

In 1431, Vlad Dracul's brother Alexandru I Aldea took the throne from Dan II, the latter having held it on and off since 1420.

He had two older half-brothers, Mircea II and Vlad Călugărul, and a younger brother, Radu III the Handsome.

Vlad was imprisoned and often whipped and beaten for being defiant, while his younger brother Radu was much easier to control.

He was envious of his father's preference for his elder brother, Mircea II and half brother, Vlad Călugărul.

Vlad considered the boyars the chief cause of the constant strife as well as of the death of his father and brother.

Vlad Dracula built a church at Târgșor ( allegedly in the memory of his father and older brother who were killed nearby ), and he contributed with money to the Snagov Monastery and to the Comana Monastery fortifications.

According to the Byzantine historian Chalcocondil, Radu, brother of Vlad III and ingratiate of the Sultan, was left behind in Targoviste with the hope that he would be able to gather an anti-Vlad clique that would ultimately get rid of Vlad as Voivode of Wallachia and crown Radu as the new puppet ruler.

Alexandru I was the brother of Vlad II Dracul, father to Mircea II and Vlad Tepes ( inspiration for the novel Dracula ).

He was the father to Vlad II Dracul and grandfather of Mircea II, Vlad the Impaler ( Dracula ), Vlad Călugărul and Radu the Handsome.

In addition to Vlad Ţepeş, Radu also had two older half-brothers, Mircea II and Vlad Călugărul, both of whom would also briefly rule Wallachia.

He was ousted in 1442 by rival factions in league with Hungary, but secured Ottoman support for his return by agreeing to pay tribute to the Sultan and also send his two legitimate sons, Vlad III and Radu, to the Ottoman court, to serve as hostages of his loyalty.

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.