"I'm Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ˈvlad ˈtsepeʃ]) or Vlad Dracula (/ˈdrækjʊlə, -jə-/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ˈdrəkule̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), I was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and my death in 1476/77. I was often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian history and a national hero of Romania."