Vlad III was born November or December of 1431 and died December of 1476 or January of 1477, he was the prince of Wallachia and a member of the house of Drăculești, which was a branch of the known Romanian house, House of Basarab. He was given the name Vlad the Impaler for beliefs contrary to him drinking the blood of his enemies after impaling them with a stake.