Count Dracula

Ethnicity: Szekelys (if historic: Romanian , exonym Wallachian )
Nation: Austria-Hungary (if historic, originally: Wallachia )

Count Dracula
Count Dracula
	Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula in the 1931 film Dracula
First appearance	Dracula (1897)
Created by	Bram Stoker
Based on	Henry Irving (wide consensus); Vlad Dracula, the Impaler (undisclosed/disputed)
Portrayed by	See below
In-universe information
Aliases	Dracula; Count De Ville; Mr. De Ville;
Nickname	Evil eye; Ördög; Pokol; Stregoika; Vrolok; Vlkoslag; D.; Nosferatu; Drac;
Race	Dracula (fictional; if historic: House of Drăculești)
Gender	Male
Title	Transylvanian noble; Boyar; Voivode; Solomonari; King Vampire;
Spouse	Brides of Dracula (unclear); Elisabeta (in some adaptations, based on the 1992 film);
Home	Castle Dracula (undisclosed location, possibly in the Călimani Mountains), near Borgo Pass, Transylvania (toward Bukovina at the then tripoint with Moldavia)
Nationality	Ethnicity:; Szekelys (if historic: Romanian, exonym Wallachian); Nation:; Austria-Hungary (if historic, originally: Wallachia);

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Count Dracula (/ˈdrækjʊlə, -jə-/) is the title character and main antagonist of Bram Stoker's gothic horror novel Dracula (1897). He is considered the prototypical and archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. Aspects of the character are believed by some to have been inspired by the 15th-century Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler, who was also known as Vlad Dracula, and by Sir Henry Irving and Jacques Damala, actors with aristocratic backgrounds that Stoker had met during his life. Count Dracula is one of the best-known fictional figures of the Victorian era.

One of Dracula's most famous powers is his ability to turn others into vampires by biting them and infecting them with the vampiric disease. Other characteristics have been added or altered in subsequent popular fictional works, including books, films, cartoons, and video games.