Research – Dracula Map

Orăția Fortress – Where Vlad the Impaler was defeated and Count Dracula was born

21/02/2026

During Vlad the Impaler’s lifetime, the Ottoman Empire was expanding at its height. In 1453, Sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople, sending shock waves to Christian…

February 1431 – 1476
Events explained by Stefan Andreescu in his book, Vlad Tepes (Dracula) between legend and historical facts, 1976: February 8, 1431: Vlad Dracul's presence is attested in Nürnberg in the entourage of Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg, indicating he became a member of the Order of the Dragon. February 1, 1448: Iancu of Hunedoara (Joan Hunyadi) highlighted the merits of a noble in the fight against the Turks and the "unfaithful Wallachian voivode Vlad, now dead" (Vlad the Impaler's father) in an act issued in Bistriţa. February 18-23, 1448: Petru II was reinstated to the throne of Moldova with the support of an expeditionary force sent by the governor of Hungary, Joan Hunyadi.. February 23, 1448: Roman's rule in Moldova ended. February 11, 1450: Bogdan II twice pledged vassalage to Iancu of Hunedoara. February 1, 1452: Iancu of Hunedoara received the title of perpetual count of Bistriţa. February 6, 1452: Vlad Dracula, son...

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