... the Carpathian Mountains. His mother, the Princess Cneajna, schooled young Vlad. His father, Vlad II was given the title of Dracul by King Sigismond of Hungary. The name Dracul means "dragon" and was awarded to his father for his valor in defending the Catholic Church against the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks during the fall of Constantinople. The name was then ... passed down to his son Vlad Dracula (being the diminutive of Dracul "the little dragon") Dracula's father was the authority of every German city of the region and defended Transylvania from the wrath of the Turks. This nobil...

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