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Bram Stoker borrowed the name for his famous vampire novel, “Dracula,” but there is no evidence that the historic Dracula ever drank blood. Stoker toured Romania while gathering material for his novel and heard of Vlad in his travels. However, he demoted his character to the rank of count. The real life Dracula was a prince.
