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	Dracula
		Wallachia is a province of Romania bordered to the north by Transylvania and Moldavia, to the east by the Black Sea and to the south by Bulgaria.
		Wallachia first emerged as a political entity during the late thirteenth century from the fall of the East Roman Empire.
		The prince of Wallachia was officially a vassal of the King of Hungary.
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	Wallachia
		Wallachia (also spelt Walachia) formed a principality in eastern Europe from the late Middle Ages until the mid-19th century.
		In the fourteenth century, along with the decline of the neighboring empires (Poles, Hungarians, Tatars), several feudal states formed in the south and the east of the Carpathian Mountains - Wallachia under Basarab I (around 1360) and Moldavia under Bogdan I[?] (around 1359).
		In 1859, Wallachia voted to unite with Moldavia to form the state of Romania, under the rule of Alexander John Cuza.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Wallachia.html (270 words)

	Liberty Mill: The Historical Dracula
		Wallachia (Tara Romaneasca) is a provence of Romania bordered to the north by Transylvania and Moldavia, to the East by the Black Sea and to the south by the Danube to Bulgaria.
		Wallachia first emerged as a political entity during the late thirteenth century from the weltering confusion left behind in the Balkans as the East Roman Empire slowly crumbled.
		Wallachia was the first step for the Ottomans on their way to conquer the Christian world, so throughout the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the princes of Wallachia attempted to maintain a precarious independence by constantly shifting allegiances between the powerful neighbors.
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	Gatorsports.com :: 100 years of Gator Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wallachia is situated north of the Danube (present-day Serbia and Bulgaria) and south of the Southern Carpathians, and is traditionally divided between Muntenia in the east (as the political center, Muntenia is often understood as being synonymous with Wallachia), and Oltenia (a former banat) in the west.
		Wallachia was under the control of the First Bulgarian Empire from its establishment in 681, until approximately the Magyar conquest of Transylvania at the end of the 10th century.
		Vladislav attacked Transylvania after Louis I occupied lands south of the Danube, conceded to recognize him as overlord in 1368, but rebelled again in the same year; his rule also witnessed the first confrontation between Wallachia and the Ottoman Turks (a battle in which Vladislav was allied with Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria).
	www.gatorsports.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=wiki&text=Wallachia (3870 words)

	A Brief History About The Dracul
		He was the illegitimate son of Prince Mircea, the ruler of Wallachia, the area of present-day Romania south of the Carpathian Mountains.
		Vladislav II, a member of another branch of the family, assumed the Wallachian throne.
		In the summer of 1475 he was again recognized as the prince of Wallachia.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/2853/dracul.htm (1027 words)

	Romania History - Wallachia
		Wallachia was under the control of the Pechenegs (a Turkic people) who extended their rule west through the 10th century until defeated around 1091 when the Cumans of southern Russia took control of the lands of Moldavia and Wallachia.
		He extended his lands to comprise those to be known as Wallachia together with the Banat of Severin, Făgăraş, southern Moldavia, the Danube Delta, and the lands between the Prut and Dniester which were to be later known as Basarabia (counties of Cahul, Ismail and Cetatae Albă).
		In 1593 Mihai Viteazul reorganised Wallachia to regain its independence and tried to create a union with the other Romanian lands of Moldavia and Transylvania, but in 1595 The Turks took control of most of Wallachia again, only to be forced out again by the Wallachian army advancing on Sofia.
	www.eliznik.org.uk /RomaniaHistory/wallachia-history.htm (1498 words)

	Vladislav III Tepes
		Son of Prince Vladislav II Dracul and Princess Cneajna, was born in Sighisoara Transylvania in December of 1431 and died near Bucharest in December of 1476.
		Vladislav, an awkward looking boy, was lucky enough not to endure the same fates as his brother.
		Vladislav became Prince of Wallachia in November of 1448 to December of 1448, barely two months, under the control of the Turks.
	www.angelfire.com /ks/tepelus/vtepelus.html (1226 words)

	Meet Dracula - History of Wallachia Prior to Vlad III
		The prince of Wallachia was officially a vassal of the King of Hungary and Vlad was still a member of the Order of the Dragon and sworn to fight the infidel.
		In broad terms, this is a story of the struggle to obtain control of Wallachia, a region of the Balkans (in present-day southern Romania) which lay directly between the two powerful forces of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
		The rulers of Wallachia were thus forced to appease these two empires to maintain their survival, often forging alliances with one or the other: depending upon what served their self-interest at the time.
	www.meetdracula.com /Vlad/Wallachia (1098 words)

	Vlad III Dracula
		Vlad III Dracula (Also known as Vlad Ţepeş /tse'pesh/ or Vlad the Impaler), Prince of Wallachia 1448, 1456-1462 and 1476, was born in Sighişoara, Transylvania.
		In the winter of 1436-1437, Vlad II Dracul became prince of Wallachia (one of three Romanian provinces) and took up residence at the palace in Târgovişte[?], the princely capital.
		In order to secure his second and major reign over Wallachia, Vlad III had to wait until July of 1456, when he had the satisfaction of killing his mortal enemy and his father's assassin.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/vl/Vlad_Tzepesh.html (1690 words)

	The Historical Dracula - An Essay by Ray Porter (c)1992
		Wallachia is a provence of Romania bordered to the north by Transylvania and Moldavia, to the east by the Black Sea and to the south by Bulgaria.
		Wallachia first emerged as a political entity during the late thirteenth century from the weltering confusion left behind in the Balkans as the Eastern Roman Empire slowly crumbled.
		The throne of Wallachia was hereditary but not by the law of primogeniture; the boyars, or great nobles, had the right to elect the voivode from among the various eligable members of the royal family.
	www.eskimo.com /~mwirkk/castle/vlad/vladhist.html (10395 words)

	Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On the other hand, Vladislav II consolidated his power, playing the role of mediator during the peace negotiations between Iancu of Hunedoara and the sultan.
		As a result of this diplomatic activity, in the peace treaty, which was signed in 1451 between the Hungarian kingdom and the Ottoman Empire for three years, it was stipulated that Vladislav II must not be usurped from the throne of Wallachia.
		Vladislav II is forced to accompany the Ottoman armies in plunderings in Transylvania.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0125971/media/english/Story/story2c.htm (324 words)

	The war of all ages
		Vladislav who now had grown a mustache and wore a baggie shirt, vest, cape and the Wallachian crown, respectfully walked around a refreshment area asking people how they liked the food.
		They approached Vladislav IIIs audience as he was doing paperwork with local merchants and they walked in and greeted him saying: We were sent on behalf of the Sultan Mehmed II to uphold your peace treaty, which demands a collection of Babies for our Janissaries.
		Vladislav approached his wife and son and instructed them to remain close to him should the Turks seize the fort and follow his instructions exactly.
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	Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Narrating the expedition, the chronicler Jean of Wavrin showed that he was welcomed, at Braila, by the son of Wallachia's ruler accompanied by boyars.
		They thought that the Romanian prince was Vlad the Impaler, because he pursued an Ottoman troop in order to catch its leader, that was recognized by Vlad the Devil as one of the gaolers that had tortured him during his detention in Galipoli.
		It constituted an episode of the fight between the noble families of Danesti and Draculesti and of the intervention of the troops of akingi (auxiliary pray troops) who seized the opportunity by robbing the country.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0125971/media/english/Story/story2b.htm (347 words)

	Wallachia biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wallachia (also spelt Walachia; Romanian: Ţara Românească - literally "Romanian country"; Turkish: Iflak) formed a Romanian principality in eastern Europe from the late Middle Ages until the mid-19th century.
		In the 14th century, along with the decline of the neighboring Poles, Hungarians, Tatars, several feudal states formed in the south and the east of the Carpathian Mountains - Wallachia under Basarab I (around 1330) and Moldavia under Bogdan I (around 1359).
		In 1859, Wallachia voted to unite with Moldavia to form the state of Romania, under the rule of Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
	wallachia.biography.ms (333 words)

	The history of Vlad Tepes
		His parents were Vlad the Devil, ruler of Wallachia, another county in Romania in the south of Transylvania and the sister of the Moldova ruler (the county toward east of Transylvania).
		Once upon a time, in a land from south - eastern Europe, called Wallachia (we must say that in old times Romania was splited in three countries, Transylvania, Wallachia and Moldavia even if their people were all roumanians), lived a voivode, great ruler of his country.
		The reign of Vlad in Wallachia, wasn't supposed to be a peaceful one, because in short time, another pretender of the throne of Wallachia thought to declare war to its actual ruler.
	www.transylvaniacastle.com /reality.html (1375 words)

	Wallachia Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wallachia (also spelt Walachia) formed a Romanian principality in eastern Europe from the late Middle Ages until the mid-19th century.
		The capital city changed over time, from Curtea de Arges to Targoviste and finally Bucharest.
		Wallachia was situated north of the Danube and south of the Carpathian Mountains.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/w/wa/wallachia.html (281 words)

	Vampyre Society
		The throne of Wallachia was not necessarily passed from father to son.
		By now Vladislav II had become a supporter of Turkey, and Hunyadi was sorry he had put him on the throne.
		He was so scornful of other nations that when two foreign ambassadors refused to doff their hats to him, he had the hats nailed to their heads.
	www.100megspopup.com /vampsociety/vampyres/dracula/4.html (2097 words)

	Vlad the Impaler or Dracula? The true story of Dracula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Returned in the country, he took the throne of Wallachia, but only for a short period of time (2 months), as Vladislav the 2nd came back with an army in order to take back the throne.
		They were called at a feast in the city of Targoviste (the capital of Wallachia in those times) and asked if they want to be released from the difficulties of life.
		The Saxons were brought to the south of Transylvania in the 12th and 13th centuries, in order to defend the borders with Wallachia, but also for colonizing the lands.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Archives/AUG2005/Dracula.htm (2336 words)

	Vlad Tepes DRACULA HAUNTED AMERICA TOURS
		The crown of Wallachia was not passed automatically from father to son; instead, the leader was elected by the boyars, with the requirement that the Prince-elect be of princely lineage (os de domn - "of voivode bones", "of voivode marrow"), including out of wedlock births.
		Most of the merchants in Transylvania and Wallachia were Saxons who were seen as parasites, preying upon Romanian natives of Wallachia, while the boyars had proven their disloyalty time and time again (Dracula's own father and older brother were murdered by unfaithful boyars).
		Vladislav II of Wallachia was murdered soon after Dracula came to power in 1456.
	www.hauntedamericatours.com /vampires/dracula/vlad (6859 words)

	Vlad the Impaler
		Vlad III was born in 1431 in Transylvania to Prince Vlad II of Wallachia (1436-1442 and 1443-1447) and Princess Cneajna of the Musation dynasty of neighboring Moldavia.
		In 1462, the Turks sent his brother Radu “the Handsome” to fight for the throne of Wallachia and Dracula was forced to flee his castle in Tirgoviste for Hungary.
		The prince of Wallachia, Prince Vladislav II and King John Hunyadi of Hungary were travelling outside of Wallachia at this time.
	www.bu.edu /econ/faculty/kyn/newweb/economic_systems/NatIdentity/EE/Romania/dracula.htm (1318 words)

	Vlad Dracul the Impaler: Outlaw and Patriot
		His contemporaries, the Ottoman Turks (subjects of this week's blog) and the Hungarians, also with good reason, saw him as a savage outlaw and tyrant who retained his hold on power by devising fiendish and vicious ways to murder his enemies.
		Born to the Voivode of Wallachia, who paid homage to Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, Vlad was sent, age 13, with his younger brother Radu to Adrianople as a hostage to the Turks.
		In 1447, The Sultan tired of Wallachia's Hungarian puppet ruler, Vladislav II.
	medievalhistory.suite101.com /article.cfm/vlad_dracul_the_impaler (497 words)

	vlad
		Most of the members of this list are probably aware of the fact that when Bram Stoker penned his immortal classic, _Dracula_, he based his vampire villain on an actual historical figure.
		However, he received little support from his titular overlord, Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary (the son of John Hunyadi) and Wallachia's resources were too limited to achieve any l asting success against the conqueror of Constantinople.
		Consequently, he issued an invitation to all the poor and sick in Wallachia to come to Tirgoviste for a great feast, claiming that no one should go hungry in his land.
	www.fortunecity.com /business/wrigley/1050/vlad.html (7028 words)

	Background
		Stoker's model was Vlad III Dracula (call Tepes, pronounced tse-pesh); a fifteenth century voivode or prince of Wallachia of the princely House of Basarab.
		The first prince of Wallachia was Basarab the Great (1310-1352), ancestor of Dracula.
		The Hungarian Kingdom to the north and west of Wallachia reached the zenith of its power during the fifteenth century and assumed Constantinople's ancient mantle as defender of Christendom.
	webpages.charter.net /prophet31/vamps/vlad/1.html (799 words)

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		Vlad and his brother Radu were the younger sons of Vlad Dracul, Prince of Wallachia and liegeman to the legendary Janos Hunyadi, vanquisher of Jan Zizka and his Waggonberg Rebellion in Bohemia.
		Wallachia is a small area between the Transylvanian Mountains to the west and the Carpathian Mountains in the eastern portion, making it a funnel for Turkish invasion from the Southern Balkans into the wide Hungarian and Central European plains to the west and north.
		In the end, he returned to Wallachia as the Prince for a short while before being ambushed while traveling with a small contingent of his Sluji bodyguard.
	www.goldschp.net /SIG/slovo/news07.html (4671 words)

	Dracula Story
		Those times, Henry the 6-th and the englishman were fighting in the War of the Roses, when in Hungary was king the famous Romanian king Matei Corvin, and when Mahomed the 2-nd was frightening the Christian Europe.
		Let`s not forget that in that times the rulers came to the throne and left it, according to the interests and the support of the boyars and of the Turks, too.
		Vlad The Impaler was born in Sighisoara, in the year 1431, in the house where his father, Vlad the 2nd Dracul (also a ruler of Wallachia) had lived for 5 year (from 1431 to 1435).
	www.ciaoromania.com /vladtepes.html (1696 words)

	Wallachia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wallachia (also spelt Walachia; Romanian: &354;ara Româneasc&259; - literally "''Romanian country''"; also Vlahia or Valahia; Turkish: Iflak) formed a Romanian principality in eastern Europe from the late Middle Ages until the mid-19th century.
		Its name is derived from the Vlachs, another name for Romanians.
		After 1716, the Ottomans decided to cease choosing the voivode from among the Romanian boyars and instaured the Phanariote regime: the rulers were to be appointed from the influential Greeks of the Phanar neighbourhood of Istanbul.
	wallachia.iqnaut.net (478 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/List of people by name: Vj-Vn
		Vladislav III of Bohemia (died 1222), Czech ruler
		Vladislav I of Wallachia (died 1377), Romanian ruler
		Vladislav II of Wallachia (died 1456), Romanian ruler
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/List_of_people_by_name:_Vj-Vn (244 words)

	vlad
		The accompanying oath dedicated the family to the fight against the Turks, who had begun an attack upon Europe that would eventually carry them to the very gates of Vienna.
		Vlad was a claimant to the throne of Wallachia, that part of contemorary Romania south of the Transylvanian Alps.
		In the summer of 1475 hr was again recognised as the prince of Wallachia.
	www.kalidor.force9.co.uk /vampyre/who/vlad/vlad.htm (1418 words)

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