Upon joining the order, Vlad II was granted the surname Dracul (Dragon). His son Vlad III was known as Vlad Draculea, or Dracula, “son of the Dragon.” In 1436 Sigismund made Vlad II voivode of ...

When your father, Vlad II Dracul, is the ruler of Wallachia, you kinda run the show. Things would get a bit dark when your dad went to his “Order of the Dragon” meetings, ...

Michigan men's basketball center Vlad Goldin (left), guard Tre Donaldson (right) lead Wolverines to 94-75 win over UCLA. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images. In this story: Michigan Wolverines; ...

Vlad II claimed the moniker as his own, and became known as Vlad Dracul, and therefore ‘Dracula’ translates to ‘son of the devil’, a fitting tribute for the violent Vlad Tepes.

It was Vlad's father, Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia, an area south of Transylvania, who gave him the famous Dracula name. In 1442, Vlad II was arrested along with his two sons - including ...

Vlad III was also known as Vlad Dracula, being the illegitimate son of Vlad II Dracul. 'Dracul' translates to 'the Dragon', a title Vlad II earned due to his membership in the Order of the Dragon.

'Dracul' means 'the Dragon', and Vlad II earned this moniker for his membership of the Order of the Dragon. 'Dracula' means the 'son of Dracul'. Bram Stoker's Dracula, published in 1897, is ...