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Vlad Tepes, which means Vlad the Impaler, is one of the greatest and more interesting figures from history. Vlad II was likely born in a fortress named Sughisiara in the actual Romania in 1431.He was the son of Vlad III, also known as Vlad Dracul, since he was a member of the Order of the Dragon, a Christian military order, who was the governor of a place name Wallachia.
Wallachia was a very important place since it was the only thing that separated the Ottoman Empire from Hungary and the whole Christian kingdoms.
Vlad III supported the Ottoman Empire and in 1442 after a “diplomatic meeting” with Sultan Murad III he and two of his sons, Vlad and Radu, were taken hostages. Vlad III was released but his sons were kept there as a guarantee that he would support the Turks' cause. Vlad and Radu were well treated and were taught everything the …show more content…

He disappeared for some time and only returned in 1456, when he abandoned the Ottoman caused and joined the Hungarian one, though only after he got military support from the king. This time he got the governor place for a longer time.
He was a good military leader and he was often victorious in every battle he held against the Ottoman incursions and the internal riots. He was celebrated by a lot of people, including the Pope Pius II which held him in high regard. Though he was a good leader and is remembered as a good figure till this days (only in Romania), he gained this by a lot blood-shedding, that's how he gained his name too.
To bring internal peace to Wallachia he invited all the local warlords to a banquet, after it was over he stabbed the all and impaled them. It is important to emphasize that the people who were impaled suffered quite a lot. It could take days for the people to die, specially if rounded poles were used instead of sharp ones to prevent internal

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