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You may wish to consult Dracula (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Frederick von Dracula was a count of Wallachia and a descendant of Vlad III. In 1897 he travelled to London to confront Bram Stoker about his intent to dishonour his family name with his new novel, which portrayed him as a blood-drinking monster and a gentleman of learning, taste and charity. He was carried away by bats and returned to Transylvania under instruction given by Florence Stoker. (COMIC: Bat Attack!)

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Historically, no members of the House of Drăculești held the title of voivode (translated as either prince or count) of Wallachia after 1600. In 1897, the unified Romania was ruled by a king.

The presence of the German article of nobility, Von, as well as the name Frederick, would indicate that he was on a branch of the family that intermarried with Central European nobility, most likely Austrian.

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