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Bram Stoker's vampire novel immortalized the name of a 15th century European prince named Vlad Dracula. The name has a lot of meaning, but what is it? Let's take a look.

Books in order of publication date:
"In Search of Dracula: A True History of Dracula and Vampire Legends", by Raymond T. McNally and Radu FLorescu, Galahad Books, 1972.
"Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times", by Radu R. FLorescu and Raymond T. McNally, Back Bay Books, 1989.
"Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula (A Wicked History)", by Enid A. Goldberg and Norman Itzkowitz, Scholastic Inc., 2008.
"Searching for the Real Dracula (Enigmas of History)", World Book, Inc., 2013.

Online resources for screenshots and film posters:
"Dracula" (1931) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814
"The Omen" (1976) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075005
"Dracula" (1979) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079073
"Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874
"DragonHeart" (1996) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116136
"Dracula Untold" (2014) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829150

More screenshots from:
"Rise of Empires: Ottoman" TV Series, Season 2 Episode 1 ("House of War"), starring Cem Yigit Uzümoglu, Daniel Nuta, and Ali Gözüsirin, directed by Emre Sahin, 2022.

Online resources for information:
"House of Basarab" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_o...
"Mircea the Elder" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mircea_...
"Vlad II Dracul" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_II...
"Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismu...
"Order of the Dragon" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_o...
"Battle of Varna" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
"Constantinople" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constan...
"Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederi...

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