Vlad III Dracula,9789739839228

Vlad III Dracula

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ISBN13: 9789739839228
ISBN10: 9739839223
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): Center for Romanian Studies
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Summary

The fifteenth century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Even within this figure's own lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths. Vlad has b

Author Biography

Kurt W. Treptow, is a noted specialist on East European history. He received his Ph. D. at the University of Illinois and is presently Director of the Center for Romanian Studies in Iasi, Romania

Table of Contents

Preface 7(8)
Prologue
15(4)
The Principality of Wallachia
19(10)
Wallachia before 1456: The Threat Posed by Ottoman Expansion
29(34)
The Political Structure of Wallachia in the mid-Fifteenth Century
63(10)
Vlad's Relations with the Boyars
73(14)
Dracula and the Church
87(6)
Vlad III Dracula's Foreign Relations, 1456-1461
93(28)
The War with the Ottomans, 1461-1462
121(36)
Epiogue: The Imprisonment and Final Reign of Dracula
157(10)
Conclusion 167(12)
Appendix I---Selected Documents and Letters concerning Vlad III Dracula 179(11)
Appendix II---Ottoman Chronicles concerning Vlad III Dracula 190(16)
Appendix III---Extracts from the Chronicle of Laonic Chalkondyles concerning Vald III Dracula 206(10)
Appendix IV---The German Stories about Vlad III Dracula 216(8)
Appendix V---Extract from the Chronicle of Antonius Bonfinius 224(3)
Bibliography 227(22)
Index 249

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