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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.
The 1972 book In Search of Dracula by Radu Florescu and Raymond McNally claimed that the Count in Stoker's novel was based on Vlad III Dracula. At most however, Stoker borrowed only the name and scraps of miscellaneous information about Romanian history, according to one expert, Elizabeth Miller; as well, and there are no comments about Vlad III in the author's working notes.