Vlad the Impaler, known as Dracula, inspired the vampire in Bram Stoker’s novel. Vlad was no ghoulish fiend, though, for all his cruelty, as curators at his family’s castle in Austria emphasise.

Tepes was often depicted amid a “forest” of impaled bodies. Yet, despite his gory reputation, Vlad was a handsome devil and something of a lady killer, according to Muresan.

Tepes was often depicted amidst a "forest" of impaled bodies. Yet despite his gory reputation, Vlad was a handsome devil and something of a ladykiller, according to Muresan.

Scientists think they've discovered where Count Dracula's final resting place is -- and, spoiler alert, it's not in Romania.

Here a full-length 17th-century portrait of Vlad Tepes (1431 -1476), voivode of Wallachia, nicknamed Dracula, is on display. This portrait, part of the Esterházy Private Foundation's collection ...

The legend suggests that Vlad III was not killed in battle, as commonly believed. Instead, he was captured by the Ottomans and later freed by his daughter.

Vlad Tepes, known as Dracula, returns to Naples with the site-specific version of 'The Cruelest Man', a new dramatic ...

Tepes was often depicted amidst a "forest" of impaled bodies. Yet despite his gory reputation, Vlad was a handsome devil and something of a ladykiller, according to Muresan.

Vlad Tepes: A handsome man with long hair “The German merchants from neighbouring Transylvanian towns,” also used this horrifying slow death, told Historian Dan Loan Muresan to AFP.