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History & Culture. Vlad Dracula was born in Sighisoara, Romania, in November or December of 1431, though not even the year has ever been positively confirmed. He was the second of three sons.
It certainly makes sense that scholars and other readers have connected Count Dracula with the Wallachian warlord Vlad III, nicknamed Vlad Tepes or, in English, Vlad the Impaler. After all, Vlad III was a member of the House of DrÄculeÈti, and is one of a handful of historical figures whose title is rendered as Voivode Dracula in English-language texts.