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15th-century ruler of Wallachia

"Vlad Dracula" redirects here. Not to be confused with Count Dracula, Vlad Dracul, or Vladracula.

"Vlad Drăculea" and "Vlad Țepeș" redirect here.

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For the Japanese manga series, see Vlad Drăculea (manga). For other uses, see Vlad Țepeș (disambiguation).

"Draculea" redirects here. For the village in Ukraine, see Trudove, Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast.

For the baseball player so nicknamed, see Vladimir Guerrero.

Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș[ˈvlad&#;ˈtsepeʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea[ˈdrəkule̯a]; /31&#;&#; /77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between and his death in / He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania.^[6]

He was the second son of Vlad Dracul, who became the ruler of Wallachia in Vlad and his younger brother, Radu, were held as hostages in the Ottoman Empire