In fact, the new British king has a longtime love for Romania, especially Transylvania.
King Charles III boasts a bloodied family tree thanks to an infamous distant relative.
The newly appointed monarch is a descendant of Vlad the Impaler, the 15th century ruler of the Romanian region of Wallachia, famous for his namesake torture method. Vlad was known to kill his enemies by impaling them on wooden stakes, initiating an excruciating death that could sometimes take up to three days. His brutal actions made him the assumed inspiration for Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”, Charles, 73, is the great-grandson 16 times removed of Vlad, through the consort of George V, Queen Mary.
In fact, the new British king has a longtime love for Romania, especially Transylvania, which he first visited in 1998.Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia.King Charles III leaves after the vigil in memory of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles’ Cathedral on September 12 in Edinburgh, Scotland.He’s also done charity work in the region through the Prince of Wales Foundation, including farming systems, sustainable development and conservation endeavors.
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