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Vlad the Impaler

Vlad the Impaler. Biography. Born November 4, 1431 as prince of Romania Seized the throne temporarily in 1448 and permanently in 1456 Fought the Ottoman Turks Impaled 40,000 people between 1459 and 1460 Betrayed by his Hungarian allies and imprisoned for 12 years

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Vlad the Impaler

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  1. Vlad the Impaler

  2. Biography • Born November 4, 1431 as prince of Romania • Seized the throne temporarily in 1448 and permanently in 1456 • Fought the Ottoman Turks • Impaled 40,000 people between 1459 and 1460 • Betrayed by his Hungarian allies and imprisoned for 12 years • Regained the throne in 1467 • Killed shortly after by his Ottoman ally LaiotaBasarab

  3. Personal Characteristics • Atrociously cruel, impaling men, women, and children for his pleasure • Ironically a devout Christian who fought to keep Muslims from invading his land • Considered a Romanian hero because of his sense of nationalism (impaled to protect his country)

  4. Not So Fun Facts • Horribly sadistic prince who murdered 40,000 people • Notorious for his “forests of the impaled, Where thousands were impaled in various • Pushed nobles and their families into slave labor to rebuild a fallen castle. Not many survived to see its completion. • His severed head was preserved in honey and sent to Istanbul, where the sultan had it impaled for visual proof of his death

  5. Impact on the World • His practice of occasionally drinking the blood of his victims led to the creation of Nosferatu, the most iconic version of the vampire ever • “Vlad Dracula” has become a household name because of the atrocities he committed • The stereotypical pale, black haired, cloaked vampire is an indirect result of overblown Vlad the Impaler stories

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