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Vlad the Impaler was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462.
Historically, he is best known for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and its expansion and for the impaling of enemies.
Vlad is believed to have inspired the association of his name to that of the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
Vlad's first wife, Elizabetta, according to local legend, was a noblewoman of unknown origin who died during the siege of Poenari Castle, which was surrounded by the Ottoman army led by his brother Radu Bey and the Wallachian Janissary. A woodland archer, having seen the shadow of Vlad's wife behind a window, shot an arrow through the window into Vlad's main quarters with a message warning him that Radu's army was approaching. The archer was one of Vlad's relatives who sent the warning out of loyalty despite having converted to Islam and served in the ranks of Radu Bey. Upon reading the message, Vlad's wife threw herself from the tower into a tributary of the Argeș River flowing below the castle, saying she would rather rot and be eaten by the fish of the Argeș than be led into captivity by the Turks. Today, the tributary is called Râul Doamnei (the "Lady's River", also called the Princess's River). This legend is the only known historical reference to Vlad's first marriage.
Tot ce ştim de prima soţie a lui Vlad ţepeş este numele ei: Elizabetta. Ea i-a născut cel puţin un fiu, Mihnea cel Rău, care avea să domnească mai târziu în Ţara Românească între anii 1508 şi 1510. Conform legendei locale, Elizabetta a murit în timpul asediului Castelului Poienari, care a fost înconjurat de armata otomană, condusă de Radu cel Frumos şi de către ienicerii români. Un arcaş, văzând umbra soţiei lui Vlad Ţepeş în spatele unui geam, a tras cu o săgeată prin fereastra principală a sediului domnitorului, cu un mesaj de avertizare că armata lui Radu se apropie. Arcaşul era o rudă de-a lui Vlad Ţepeş, care din loialitate faţă de domnitor, i-a trimis avertizarea în ciuda faptului că se convertise la islam pentru a scăpa de sclavie şi de executare de către turci. După citirea mesajului, soţia domnitorului s-a aruncat de la turn într-un afluent al râului Argeş care curgea la poalele castelului, spunând că mai degrabă ar putrezi sau ar fi mâncată de peştii din Argeş decât să fie luată prizonieră de către turci. Astăzi, afluentul este numit Răul Doamnei.
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Historically, he is best known for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and its expansion and for the impaling of enemies.
Vlad is believed to have inspired the association of his name to that of the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
Vlad's first wife, Elizabetta, according to local legend, was a noblewoman of unknown origin who died during the siege of Poenari Castle, which was surrounded by the Ottoman army led by his brother Radu Bey and the Wallachian Janissary. A woodland archer, having seen the shadow of Vlad's wife behind a window, shot an arrow through the window into Vlad's main quarters with a message warning him that Radu's army was approaching. The archer was one of Vlad's relatives who sent the warning out of loyalty despite having converted to Islam and served in the ranks of Radu Bey. Upon reading the message, Vlad's wife threw herself from the tower into a tributary of the Argeș River flowing below the castle, saying she would rather rot and be eaten by the fish of the Argeș than be led into captivity by the Turks. Today, the tributary is called Râul Doamnei (the "Lady's River", also called the Princess's River). This legend is the only known historical reference to Vlad's first marriage.
Tot ce ştim de prima soţie a lui Vlad ţepeş este numele ei: Elizabetta. Ea i-a născut cel puţin un fiu, Mihnea cel Rău, care avea să domnească mai târziu în Ţara Românească între anii 1508 şi 1510. Conform legendei locale, Elizabetta a murit în timpul asediului Castelului Poienari, care a fost înconjurat de armata otomană, condusă de Radu cel Frumos şi de către ienicerii români. Un arcaş, văzând umbra soţiei lui Vlad Ţepeş în spatele unui geam, a tras cu o săgeată prin fereastra principală a sediului domnitorului, cu un mesaj de avertizare că armata lui Radu se apropie. Arcaşul era o rudă de-a lui Vlad Ţepeş, care din loialitate faţă de domnitor, i-a trimis avertizarea în ciuda faptului că se convertise la islam pentru a scăpa de sclavie şi de executare de către turci. După citirea mesajului, soţia domnitorului s-a aruncat de la turn într-un afluent al râului Argeş care curgea la poalele castelului, spunând că mai degrabă ar putrezi sau ar fi mâncată de peştii din Argeş decât să fie luată prizonieră de către turci. Astăzi, afluentul este numit Răul Doamnei.
*** FAIR USE Copyright Disclaimer - Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use............................................................................................ *** Videos on this account could contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. I am making such material available to viewers in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this account is used without any type of profit, and is not compensated for in any form or manner.