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Note that there is controversy about whether Stoker modelled the character on Vlad the Impaler:
Some historians are convinced that a historic figure, Vlad III Dracula, often called Vlad the Impaler, was the model for Stoker's Count although there is no supporting evidence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula
I suspect it would have been more of a case of nicking the name, which is definitely one of the reasons why the myth has taken hold in this way.
Apparently, Romanians were bemused when Western tourists started to turn up looking for Dracula's castle, but they have gamely accommodated it as a largely invented tourist industry.
Any danger of vampires ruining the show?