His son, Vlad III, would later be known as the "son of Dracul" or, in old Romanian, Drăculea, hence Dracula, according to Historian Constantin Rezachevici (" From the Order of the Dragon to Dracula (opens in new tab)" Journal of Dracula Studies, Vol 1, 1999).
The name came from the old Romanian word for dragon, "drac." This designation earned Vlad II a new surname: Dracul. In 1431, King Sigismund of Hungary, who would later become the Holy Roman Emperor, according to the British Museum (opens in new tab), inducted the elder Vlad into a knightly order, the Order of the Dragon.
It is an eerie place with secret tunnels and dungeons that is currently under restoration and open to the public. Tokat Castle is located in northern Turkey. In 2014, archaeologists found the likely location of the dungeon, according to Smithsonian Magazine (opens in new tab). At about age 12, Vlad III and his brother were imprisoned in Turkey. It is possible for tourists to visit one castle where Vlad III certainly spent time. There is also Castelul Corvinilor, also known as Castle Corvin, where Vlad may have been imprisoned by Hungarian Governor John Hunyadi. It's also possible, he said, that Vlad the Impaler was born in Târgovişte, which was at that time the royal seat of the principality of Wallachia, where his father was a "voivode," or ruler. Vlad III's father, Vlad II, did own a residence in Sighişoara, Transylvania, but it is not certain that Vlad III was born there, according to Curta. Related: Bram Stoker's Vampire victim shows 'textbook' Leukemia symptoms
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