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Transylvania
Vlad III was also constantly on guard against the
adherents of the Dăneşti clan. Some of his raids into
Transylvania may have been efforts to capture would-be
princes of the Dăneşti. Several members of the Dăneşti
clan died at Vlad's hands. Vladislav II of Wallachia was
murdered soon after Vlad came to power in 1456.
The Vampire Genevieve
by Jack Yeovil
Another Dăneşti prince, suspected to have taken part in burying
his brother Mircea alive, was captured during one of
Vlad's forays into Transylvania. Rumors (spread by his
enemies) say thousands of citizens of the town that had
sheltered his rival were impaled by Vlad. The captured
Dăneşti prince was forced to read his own funeral
oration while kneeling before an open grave before his
execution.
Dracula - Vlad III the Impaler - Personal
crusade
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