Dracula

The title of this novel refers to Prince Vlad III Dracula of ValaquiaVlad lll, born as Vlad Drăculea (Sighișoara, November 1431-Bucharest, December 1476), better known as Vlad the Impaler (in Romanian: Vlad Tepeș), was prince from Valaquia, today southern Romania, between 1456 and 1462. He was a cruel and bloodthirsty ruler, who fought against the Ottoman expansionism that threatened his country and the rest of Europe, and was also famous for his way of punishing the enemies and traitors, impaling and torturing them to death, even displayed their bodies in front of their castle to intimidate their rivals. Vlad was orthodox, although he later converted to Catholicism. After learning this story, Bram Stoker was inspired by this dark character to create the legendary figure of Count Dracula for whom the novel is titled.