Vlad II Dracul

thumb|Fresco of the period Vlad II Dracul (c. C.E.1395 – 1447), Romanian voivode. Vlad II Dracul Quotes: Please understand that I have allowed my children to be slaughtered in the name of Christian peace, so that I and my country can continue to serve the Holy Roman Empire as vassals. (missive to the elders of Brașov, 1443)Quoted in Robert T. McNally and Radu Florescu, History and mystery of Count Dracula. The double life of a ferocious bloodthirsty, translated by Gioia Guerzoni, Edizioni Piemme, C.E.2000, p. 35, ISBN 88-384-2488-8 Attribute: If you believe that the emperor of Byzantium and the fleet of the Genoese and Venetians will defeat the Turks on one side, while we will give them battle on the other, oh! vain hope; the Byzantines know the forces of the Turks; they will stand as spectators to see which side is victorious and join it. The Genoese and the Venetians are speculators; the gold of the Turks enchants them and will keep them quiet. You cannot trust men who only move for the sake of money.Quoted in Giovanni Heliade Radulescu, edition/La_Dacia_e_la_Romania_Compendio_di_stori/uqOdcDwWPXcC?hl=it&gbpv=0 Dacia and Romania. Compendium of Romanian history. Translated from Romanian and preceded by a biography of the author for Maria Stefanescu, Naples, typography of the royal academy, C.E.1876, p. 119 Quotes about Vlad II Dracul: section Ion Heliade Rădulescu: He was cruel indeed, but just and a good soldier. He reigned for 24 years, as a good governor, good general, defender of religion against Catholicism and defender of the Romanians against servitude. Vlad was one of the bravest soldiers of his time and knew how to start and continue a war. Related entries: Radu III the Fair, son Vlad III of Wallachia, son Note: Other projects: Category:Vlad II Dracul Q380330 Vlad II Dracul Category:Romanians Category:Sovereigns of ancient European states