(1431-1476)
What a guy, what a moustache. Vlad the third, Prince of
Wallachia (or Vlad the Impaler as he is more commonly known as), known for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and of course, the impaling of his enemies. However, more importantly he is said to be the inspiration behind Gothic character, Dracula. Oddly enough, Vlad's surname '
Draculea' derived from his father 'Vlad II
Dracul' is the inspiration behind the name of Stoker's classic.
So after being chucked off the throne twice and two wives, in Stoker's eyes, Vlad would stand out among others as one of the era's most notoriously evil rulers of the selected region. He was weird and obscure enough that few people to recognise his name, yet known to those for his acts of brutal cruelty.
(1431-1476)
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