Events explained by Stefan Andreescu in his book, Vlad Tepes (Dracula) between legend and historical facts, 1976:
July 13, 1447: Petru II’s rule began in Moldova.
July 5, 1450: Bogdan II of Moldova pledged vassalage to Iancu of Hunedoara.
July 1455 (Summer): Ottoman armies entered Serbia, besieging Semendria and intending to attack Belgrade.
July 3, 1456: Iancu of Hunedoara entrusted Vlad Voivode with the defense of southern Transylvania.
July 23, 1456: The siege of Belgrade, defended by Iancu of Hunedoara, by Sultan Mehmet II ended.
July 1462 (first half or middle): A battle between Vlad and Radu the Handsome’s Turkish contingent occurred.
July 11, 1462: Mehmet II and his army were back in Adrianopole in disarray, entering the city at night, after the campaign in Wallachia against Vlad the Impaler.
July 17, 1462: News from “Venetian merchants” about a major defeat of the Ottoman Sultan by Vlad the Impaler on June 23, reached Bologna.
July 28, 1462: Domenico Balbi, the Venetian bailiff in Constantinople, reported on the Sultan’s fleet attacking Chilia and the losses in Wallachia, stating 5,000 Wallachians and 15,000 Turks died.
July 19 and 26, 1463: Frederic III and Matthias Corvinus ratified a treaty at Wiener Neustadt and Buda, respectively.
July 12, 1475: Ştefan cel Mare issued a parallel act to Matiaş Corvin’s treaty, but without the clause about Vlad the Impaler.
July 18, 1475: Florius Roverella reported from Buda about the restoration of Vlad the Impaler (Vlad was released from Hungarian prison).
July 21, 1476: Ştefan Erdely, vice-voivode of Transylvania, ordered Braşov to send its contingent to Turda under Ştefan Báthory and Vlad the Impaler.
July 26, 1476: Mehmet II won the battle of Valea Albă, in Moldova.
July (end), 1476: Vlad the Impaler issued a safe-conduct from Cipău (Mureş county) for his man Sebastian.
