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Vlad the Impaler was a 15th-century ruler of Wallachia. Born in 1431 in Sighișoara, Impaler died on 14 December 1476 in Bucharest.
Positions held include lord of Wallachia (1448), lord of Wallachia (1456–1462) and voivode (1460).
With a Wikipedia article in 91 languages, Vlad the Impaler is No. 382 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 1431, Sighișoara
- Died
- 14 December 1476, Bucharest
- Country
- Principality of Wallachia
- Known as
- Ruler
- Field
- Politics
- Languages
- Church Slavonic, Romanian, Hungarian, Ottoman Turkish
- Children
- 2
- Wikipedia editions
- 91
Did you know
17
Was 17 when first lord of Wallachia (1448).
45
Lived to 45.
5
One of 5 people in the Index born in Sighișoara, with Radu cel Frumos.
91
Has a Wikipedia article in 91 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1448Lord of Wallachia
- 1456–1462Lord of Wallachia
- 1460–Voivode
- 1476Lord of Wallachia
- —Monarch
Connections
Vlad the Impaler
- FatherVlad II Dracul
- MotherVasilissa
- SpouseIlona Szilágyi
- SiblingRadu cel Frumos
- SiblingVlad Călugărul
- SiblingMircea II of Wallachia
- ChildMihnea cel Rău
- ChildVlad Drakulya
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