Vlad the Impaler
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Summary
Vlad the Impaler was born on 1431[1] in Sighișoara[2]. He died on December 14, 1476[3], in Bucharest[4]. He worked as a ruler[5]. He ranks in the top 0.11% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99,153 views/month, #1,091 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: December 1431[7], November 2, 1431[8]
- Date of death: January 1477[9]
- Place of burial: Snagov Monastery[10]
- Father: Vlad II Dracul[11]
- Mother: Vasilissa[12]
- Spouse: Ilona Szilágyi[13]
- Child: Mihnea cel Rău[14], Vlad[15]
- Country of citizenship: Principality of Wallachia[16]
- Position held: monarch[17], voivode[18], lord of Wallachia[19]
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[20], Catholicism[21]
- Sex or gender: male[22]
- Family: House of Drăculești[23]
- Noble title: prince[24], voivode[25]
- Commons category: Vlad III the Impaler[26]
- Cause of death: decapitation[27]
- Residence: Poenari Castle[28]
- Given name: Vlad[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vlad the Impaler[30]
- Commons gallery: Vlad Țepeș[31]
- Manner of death: homicide[32]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Church Slavonic[33], Romanian[34], Hungarian[35], Ottoman Turkish[36]
- Present in work: Skazanie o Drakule Voivode[37]
- Name in native language: Vlad al III-lea Țepeș[38]
- Different from: Dracula[39]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Vlad the Impaler include Linguamyrmex vladi[40], a fossil taxon[41]; Dracula vlad-tepes[42], a taxon[43]; and Vlad Țepeș[44], a village[45], in Romania[46], founded in 1893[47].
Why It Matters
Vlad the Impaler has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 179 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for him include Linguamyrmex vladi[40], a fossil taxon[41]; Dracula vlad-tepes[42], a taxon[43]; and Vlad Țepeș[44], a village[45], in Romania[46], founded in 1893[47].
FAQs
Where was Vlad the Impaler born?
Vlad the Impaler was born in Sighișoara[2].
Where did Vlad the Impaler die?
Vlad the Impaler passed away in Bucharest[4].
Who were Vlad the Impaler's parents?
Vlad the Impaler's father was Vlad II Dracul[11]. Vlad the Impaler's mother was Vasilissa[12].
Who was Vlad the Impaler married to?
Vlad the Impaler's spouses include Ilona Szilágyi[13].
What did Vlad the Impaler do for work?
Vlad the Impaler worked as a ruler[5].