1395 - 1447
Vlad II (Romanian: Vlad al II-lea), also known as Vlad Dracul (Vlad al II-lea Dracul) or Vlad the Dragon (before 1395 – November 1447), was Voivode of Wallachia from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to 1447. He is internationally known as the father of Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula. Born an illegitimate son of Mircea I of Wallachia, he spent his youth at the court of Sigismund of Luxembourg, who made him a member of the Order of the Dragon in 1431 (hence his sobriquet). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vlad II Dracul has received more than 1,479,750 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Vlad II Dracul is the 829th most popular politician (up from 900th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Romania (up from 17th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Romanian Politician.
Vlad II, also known as Vlad the Impaler, was a prince of Wallachia. Vlad II is most famous for his brutal methods of torturing and executing his enemies.
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Among politicians, Vlad II Dracul ranks 829 out of 15,577. Before him are Stefan Dušan, Ancus Marcius, Christian IV of Denmark, Gordian III, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, and Todor Zhivkov. After him are Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XIII of Sweden, Olaf II of Norway, Wilhelm Pieck, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Nur ad-Din.
1308 - 1355
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 823
675 BC - 616 BC
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 824
1577 - 1648
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 825
225 - 244
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 826
566 - 635
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 827
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 828
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 829
1655 - 1697
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 830
1748 - 1818
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 831
993 - 1030
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 832
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 833
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 834
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 835
Among people born in 1395, Vlad II Dracul ranks 2. Before him is Jan van Eyck. After him are Pisanello, Michelle of Valois, Jacques Cœur, George of Trebizond, Niccolò de' Conti, Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Margaret of Prades, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. Among people deceased in 1447, Vlad II Dracul ranks 2. Before him is Pope Eugene IV. After him are Shah Rukh, Masolino da Panicale, Filippo Maria Visconti, Mircea II of Wallachia, Antipope Clement VIII, Henry Beaufort, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, Colette of Corbie, and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester.
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 1
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 2
1395 - 1455
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 3
1395 - 1422
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 4
1395 - 1456
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 5
1395 - 1472
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 6
1395 - 1469
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 7
1395 - 1444
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 8
1395 - 1429
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 9
1395 - 1441
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 10
1395 - 1480
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11
1383 - 1447
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 1
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 2
1377 - 1447
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 3
1383 - 1447
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 4
1392 - 1447
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 5
1422 - 1447
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 6
1370 - 1447
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 7
1374 - 1447
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
1368 - 1447
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 9
1381 - 1447
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 10
1390 - 1447
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 11
Among people born in Romania, Vlad II Dracul ranks 16 out of 665. Before him are Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Michael I of Romania (1921), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), Mircea Eliade (1907), and Carol II of Romania (1893). After him are Johnny Weissmuller (1904), Béla Kun (1886), Paul Celan (1920), Constantin Brâncuși (1876), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), and Herta Müller (1953).
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 10
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 11
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 12
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 13
1907 - 1986
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 14
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 15
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 16
1904 - 1984
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 17
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 18
1920 - 1970
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 19
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 20
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 21
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 22
Among politicians born in Romania, Vlad II Dracul ranks 10. Before him are Stephen Báthory (1533), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), Michael I of Romania (1921), Ion Antonescu (1882), Béla IV of Hungary (1206), and Carol II of Romania (1893). After him are Béla Kun (1886), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Ion Iliescu (1930), Theodoric I (393), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), and Michael the Brave (1558).
1533 - 1586
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 4
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 5
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 6
1882 - 1946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 7
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 8
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 9
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 10
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 11
1433 - 1504
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 12
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 13
393 - 451
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 14
1901 - 1965
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 15
1558 - 1601
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 16