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Prince of Transylvania: Charles honoured as the kin of Vlad the Impaler
TO US Charles is the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay and the Earl of Carrick and Chester... but now the heir to the throne can add another title to his name: Prince of TransylvaniaBy Camilla Tominey
PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Apr 16, 2017
A Romanian city has offered to bestow the honour on the future king in recognition of his kinship with Vlad the Impailer, the 15th-century ruler who inspired the legend of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Charles has made no secret of his eastern European lineage, with his genealogy showing that he is a great grandson 16 times removed to Vlad III, through his great grandmother Queen Mary, George V’s consort.
He once joked: “Transylvania is in my blood.”
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more: http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/792294/prince-charles-transylvania-kin-vlad-the-impaler
