Count Dracula
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Count Dracula was a figure whose occupations included roles as an alchemist, soldier, statesperson, necromancer, and magician[1]. He died in 1890 in Romania[1]. The cause of his death was decapitation[1].
Key Facts
- Spouse: Elisabeta[9]
- Child: Count Alucard[10], Eva[11], Sibella[12], Countess Marya Zaleska[13]
- Field of work: alchemy[14]
- Creator: Bram Stoker[15]
- Sex or gender: male[16]
- Instance of: literary character[17], fictional shapeshifter[18], film character[19], television character[20], animated character[21], video game character[22], mythical character[23]
- Noble title: count[24]
- Killed by: Jonathan Harker[25], Quincey Morris[26]
- Performer: Bela Lugosi[27], Christopher Lee[28], Patrick Bergin[29], Stephen Boyd[30], Andrew Bryniarski[31], Gerard Butler[32], Charlie Callas[33], John Carradine[34], Lon Chaney Jr.[35], Luke Evans[36], Peter Fonda[37], John Forbes-Robertson[38], George Hamilton[39], Louis Jourdan[40]
- Commons category: Count Dracula[41]
- Unmarried partner: Mina Harker[42], Verona[43]
- Cause of death: decapitation[44]
- Residence: Eastern Carpathians[45], Purfleet-on-Thames[46], Piccadilly[47], Mile End[48], Bermondsey[49], Dracula's Castle[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Count Dracula include Dracula[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1890[53], written by Bram Stoker[54]; Desmodus draculae[55], a fossil taxon[56]; draculin[57], a glycoprotein[58]; Dracule Mihawk[59], a fictional human[60]; Bradycneme draculae[61], a fossil taxon[62]; Dracula fish[63], a taxon[64]; and Draculoides[65], a taxon[66].
Why It Matters
Count Dracula has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for him include Dracula[51], a literary work[52], founded in 1890[53], written by Bram Stoker[54]; Desmodus draculae[55], a fossil taxon[56]; draculin[57], a glycoprotein[58]; Dracule Mihawk[59], a fictional human[60]; Bradycneme draculae[61], a fossil taxon[62]; and Dracula fish[63], a taxon[64].
FAQs
Where did Count Dracula die?
Count Dracula died in Romania[2].
Who was Count Dracula married to?
Count Dracula's spouses include Elisabeta[9].
What did Count Dracula do for work?
Count Dracula worked as an alchemist[3], soldier[4], statesperson[5], necromancer[6], and magician[7].