Profile of the Day: Vlad the Impaler

Posted October 31, 2013 by Amanda | No Comment

Vlad the Impaler

Today the United States celebrates the scariest night of the year, Halloween! In honor of this night of horror, we’re highlighting Vlad the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia. Born in 1431, he was known by his patronymic name Dracula before he was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler due to his reputation for excessive cruelty. The tales were so famous that he became the inspiration for one of the most well known horror figures in history, Bram Stoker’s vampiric Count Dracula.

Are you related to Dracula? Vlad the Impaler is connected to over 70 million people in Geni’s World Family Tree. Check out his profile and find out how you’re related!

 

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