McNally in their book " In Search of Dracula (opens in new tab)” (The New York Graphic Society, 1972). The theory that Vlad III and Dracula were the same person was developed and popularized by historians Radu Florescu and Raymond T. Although it did not mention Vlad III, Stoker was struck by the word "Dracula." He wrote in his notes, "in Wallachian language means DEVIL." It is therefore likely that Stoker chose to name his character Dracula for the word's devilish associations. In modern Romanian, the word "drac" refers to the Devil, Curta said.Īccording to " Dracula: Sense and Nonsense (opens in new tab)" (Desert Island Books, 2020) by Elizabeth Miller, in 1890 Stoker read a book about Wallachia. His son, Vlad III, would later be known as the "son of Dracul" or, in old Romanian, Drăculea, hence Dracula, according to Historian Constantin Rezachevici (" From the Order of the Dragon to Dracula (opens in new tab)" Journal of Dracula Studies, Vol 1, 1999). The name came from the old Romanian word for dragon, "drac." This designation earned Vlad II a new surname: Dracul. In 1431, King Sigismund of Hungary, who would later become the Holy Roman Emperor, according to the British Museum (opens in new tab), inducted the elder Vlad into a knightly order, the Order of the Dragon. It is an eerie place with secret tunnels and dungeons that is currently under restoration and open to the public. Tokat Castle is located in northern Turkey. In 2014, archaeologists found the likely location of the dungeon, according to Smithsonian Magazine (opens in new tab). At about age 12, Vlad III and his brother were imprisoned in Turkey. It is possible for tourists to visit one castle where Vlad III certainly spent time. There is also Castelul Corvinilor, also known as Castle Corvin, where Vlad may have been imprisoned by Hungarian Governor John Hunyadi. It's also possible, he said, that Vlad the Impaler was born in Târgovişte, which was at that time the royal seat of the principality of Wallachia, where his father was a "voivode," or ruler.
Vlad III's father, Vlad II, did own a residence in Sighişoara, Transylvania, but it is not certain that Vlad III was born there, according to Curta. Related: Bram Stoker's Vampire victim shows 'textbook' Leukemia symptoms
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