Historical Figures

Vlad the Impaler

Citation Formats

General Reference

History Atlas. "Vlad the Impaler." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/vlad-the-impaler.

APA Style

History Atlas. (n.d.). Vlad the Impaler. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/vlad-the-impaler

BibTeX

@misc{historyatlas-vlad-the-impaler,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Vlad the Impaler},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/vlad-the-impaler},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula, was Voivode of Wallachia during three separate reigns, 1448, 1456 to 1462, and 1476. He was born in the House of Draculesti, as the son of Vlad II Dracul.

Facts

Disputed

Birth Year

1431 1

Wikipedia's infobox gives his birth as between 1428 and 1431, no single year settled; this uses the latest year in that range.

Death Year

1476 1

Wikipedia's infobox gives his death as December 1476 or January 1477; this uses the earlier month's year.

Cross-Tradition Connections