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Most Famous Vampires. Vlad Tepes the Impaler Dracula The name Dracula conjures up a myriad of dark images in our mind; late night horror movies of vampires and vampire hunters, dark forests in Romania, and tyranical leaders capable of all sorts of evil acts. Here is some background information on the Dracula from which Bram Stoker -- and Jeanne Kalogridis -- were inspired: Prince Vlad Tepes, born , died , ruler of the lands now known as Romania. Vlad Tepes which Kalogridis spells phonetically in English as Tsepesh was born in the town of Sighisoara in Transylvania now known as northern Romania in and later came to rule that area of southern Romania known as Wallachia. The word "tepes" in Romanian means "impaler" -- and Vlad was so-named because of his penchant for impalement as a means of punishing his enemies. Impalement was a particularly gruesome form of execution, wherein the victim was impaled between the legs -- to put it politely -- upon a large, sharpened stake the width of a burly man's arm. Vlad especially enjoyed mass executions, where several victims were impaled at once, and their stakes hoisted upright.

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The illegitimate daughter of a pope and his mistress, Lucrezia Borgia was a famous beauty, notorious for the suspicious deaths and political intrigue that swirled around her and her family. But how much of the scandalous reputation was true, and how much was sheer invention? On a spring day in , Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia ordered various astrologers to his home in Rome to tell him the future of a newborn child. Named Lucrezia, the baby girl was the daughter of Vannozza Cattanei, a Roman woman noted for her beauty. If their exact predictions came true, the world does not know, but Lucrezia did grow up to become one of the most infamous members of the powerful Borgia clan. Throughout her short life, Lucrezia Borgia was considered beautiful. Her whole being exudes gaiety and humor. Her life serves as a vivid insight into the torrid world of papal politics at the height of the Italian Renaissance and during the tumultuous years leading up to the Protestant Reformation. Three years later, their marriage is annulled. Ambitious and worldly, the Borgias originated in Spain and were viewed with alarm and envy by native Italian families.

Lucrezia borgia vampire

She was a member of the Templar Order , and later became the Duchess-consort of Ferrara. During her lifetime, Lucrezia was ruthlessly betrothed by her father twice before her thirteenth birthday in order to secure political alliances. She was also rumored to have been sexually abused by her father and brothers. Lucrezia later assisted Rodrigo and Cesare in their attempt to keep Rome under their control, mainly by monitoring the events that took place when her father and brother were away or unavailable. Lucrezia was born in Subiaco , a little town near Rome, on 18 April Her mother was the Countess of Cattanei, Vannozza dei Cattanei , one of Rodrigo's numerous mistresses. By the young age of thirteen, Lucrezia had already been engaged twice. However, her father, Pope Alexander VI, better known as Rodrigo Borgia, Grand Master of the Italian Templars , called off the arrangements and later forced her to marry Giovanni Sforza , hoping to establish an alliance with the powerful Milanese Ducal family.

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The evidence used was a list kept by Elizabeth in her handwriting noting the names of of her victims. This one was shortlisted in the British Fantasy Awards for Best Novel so I'm not the only one to have enjoyed it. A bloodhunt was called on Lucrezia Romanov and continued for months, but no trace was found of her, or of her four children. Demon Dance 3 is next! Also she lived at her estate at Beclov and the manor house at Cachtice, located in present day Slovakia. Antoine Louis, was born and died In the winter she executed her victims by having them striped naked and led out to the snow, and had water poured on them until they were frozen. There's nothing here that you won't have seen a hundred times before. As the younger Vlad's talent for torture became known, however, the name Dracula came to be interpreted more and more as the sinister "son of the devil. She was pronounced dead on October 10th The ethical modernistic peoples at the time, believed that he had merely seen this woman's other portraits- none of which were recovered , and had simply used them as a template in his most recent painting, but Antione claimed that it was fresh and posed by the woman herself. Written in the first person present tense aside from the flashbacks, which are in first person past tense , the book takes itself very seriously, and like its central figure is completely humourless. Sam's writing has appeared in many anthologies for poetry and prose. As I close it I spot two more doors, one leading to a full sized bathroom, again in black and white, which contains a bath as well as separate double shower cubicle.

Most Famous Vampires. Vlad Tepes the Impaler Dracula The name Dracula conjures up a myriad of dark images in our mind; late night horror movies of vampires and vampire hunters, dark forests in Romania, and tyranical leaders capable of all sorts of evil acts. Here is some background information on the Dracula from which Bram Stoker -- and Jeanne Kalogridis -- were inspired: Prince Vlad Tepes, born , died , ruler of the lands now known as Romania.

Their advantages over other literary vampires are balanced by their reproductive difficulties, with, it seems, only those possessing a certain gene being able to survive the transformation. Visible in mirrors, they use their lungs to breathe air and blood flows through their bodies. Lucrezia uprooted a second time, and was said to have traveled to Rome. Many have said that the widow hurled herself from that height out of the sheer torment of loneliness. I open it to find a fridge and safe. Hence the diminutive "-a" on his son's name, Dracula. Michele Lee. She went out of her way to find reasons to torture and murder her victims. A dark and powerful creature threatens Gabriele and Lilly's immortal existence and so Gabriele is forced to turn to Lucrezia, his maker. There are several stories told of a woman in black, a weeping widow that walks the hills at night seeking late travellers. Of course, the whole point of Lucrezia retelling her story is to find out who the demon stalking Gabriele and Lilly is. But, I think the scenes will become more defined and hopefully make more sense in book three. Elizabeth's husband died in , she then moved to Vienna after he was buried. Here is some background information on the Dracula from which Bram Stoker -- and Jeanne Kalogridis -- were inspired: Prince Vlad Tepes, born , died , ruler of the lands now known as Romania. Most of the book is then given over to an account of Lucrezia's seduction and rape by Caesare, and the consequences of his actions.