Vlad the Impaler Coloring Page

Vlad III ruled Wallachia, a region in what is now Romania, on and off between 1448 and 1476. He fought the Ottoman Empire and was known for very harsh punishments, which is where “the Impaler” comes from. In Romania, people remember him as a defender of the country.

His father belonged to a knightly group called the Order of the Dragon, so people called the family “Dracula,” meaning “son of the dragon.” Author Bram Stoker borrowed the name for his vampire novel in 1897, but the real Vlad was never a vampire.