Popular Culture
- Radu as both historical figure and vampire is the main antagonist of the novel "A Sharpness on the Neck" which is a book in The Dracula Sequence by Fred Saberhagen.
- Radu appears in the film Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula, played by Michael Sutton.
- It is revealed in Karl Vincent: Vampire Hunter comic books issue number two and the novel "Last Rites: The Return of Sebastian Vasilis" that Sebastian Vasilis is actually Radu Cel Frumos. He changed his name after being resurrected in 1825 to escape the shadow of his older brother, Vlad Tepes, Dracula. Karl Vincent Vampire Hunter http://www.karlvincentvampirehunter.com/home.htm
- Radu appears as a character in the Doctor Who audio drama Son of the Dragon, played by Douglas Hodge.
- Radu features in the first novel of the Cassandra Palmer series by Karen Chance and the first novel of the Dorina Basarab series, as a slightly effeminate young man.
- Radu is also present as a vampire in the European comicbook I Am Legion.
- Radu is the main vampire in the Subspecies movies.
- Radu is the name of a "Methuselah", a synonym for Vampire, in the manga series Trinity Blood.
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Vlad III Dracula |
Prince of Wallachia 1462–1473 |
Succeeded by Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
| Preceded by Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
Prince of Wallachia 1473–1474 |
Succeeded by Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
| Preceded by Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
Prince of Wallachia 1474 |
Succeeded by Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
| Preceded by Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
Prince of Wallachia 1474–1475 |
Succeeded by Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân |
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