Vlad II Dracul

"Please understand that I have allowed my children to be slaughtered in the name of Christian peace, so that I and my country can continue to serve the Holy Roman Empire as vassals. (missive to the elders of Brașov, 1443)"

"If you believe that the emperor of Byzantium and the fleet of the Genoese and Venetians will defeat the Turks on one side, while we will give them battle on the other, oh! vain hope; the Byzantines know the forces of the Turks; they will stand as spectators to see which side is victorious and join it. The Genoese and the Venetians are speculators; the gold of the Turks enchants them and will keep them quiet. You cannot trust men who only move for the sake of money."

"He was cruel indeed, but just and a good soldier."

"He reigned for 24 years, as a good governor, good general, defender of religion against Catholicism and defender of the Romanians against servitude."

"Vlad was one of the bravest soldiers of his time and knew how to start and continue a war."

"Radu III the Fair, son"

"Vlad III of Wallachia, son"