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Vlad II Dracul

1395 - 1447

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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 1,650,494 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Vlad II Dracul is the 1,378th most popular politician (down from 828th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Romania (down from 16th in 2019) and the 15th 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

Among politicians, Vlad II Dracul ranks 1,378 out of 19,576. Before him are William II of England, Dionysius I of Syracuse, Leo IV the Khazar, Sam Nujoma, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Emperor Ninkō. After him are Amenemhat III, Emperor Kōkaku, Maria II of Portugal, Justinian II, Arghun, and Henry I, Duke of Guise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1395, Vlad II Dracul ranks 2. Before him is Jan van Eyck. After him are Pisanello, Sigismund Korybut, Michelle of Valois, Niccolò de' Conti, Jacques Cœur, Margaret of Prades, Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg, George of Trebizond, John Jacob, Marquis of Montferrat, 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, Filippo Maria Visconti, Masolino da Panicale, Mircea II of Wallachia, Henry Beaufort, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and Colette of Corbie.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Vlad II Dracul ranks 25 out of 844. Before him are Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), Paul Celan (1920), Mircea Lucescu (1945), Constantin Brâncuși (1876), Herta Müller (1953), and Ion Iliescu (1930). After him are György Ligeti (1923), Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Nadia Comăneci (1961), Gheorghe Hagi (1965), and Elie Wiesel (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Vlad II Dracul ranks 15. Before him are Theodoric I (393), Leo I the Thracian (401), Carol II of Romania (1893), Béla Kun (1886), Stephen III of Moldavia (1433), and Ion Iliescu (1930). After him are Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Michael the Brave (1558), Álmos (820), Milan I of Serbia (1854), and Basarab I of Wallachia (1275).

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