▁formally ▁adopted , ▁the ▁newly ▁renamed ▁' Pr ince ▁K ret z ules co ' ▁proved ▁ad roit ▁at ▁explo iting ▁his ▁' D rac ula ▁line age '. ▁From ▁his ▁ 4 6 - room ▁palace ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sch enk endorf ▁( Br andenburg ), ▁he ▁organized ▁so - called ▁" blo od - su ck ing ▁parties " ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁Red ▁Cross ▁at ▁which ▁guests ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁don ate ▁blood . ▁Like wise ▁he ▁ent ert ained ▁numerous ▁other ▁char ity ▁events ▁including ▁medieval ▁festiv als ▁and ▁g host ▁story - t elling ▁even ings . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁wine ▁business , ▁market ing ▁under ▁the ▁Castle ▁of ▁D rac ula ▁label , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁local ▁coun c ill or , ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁proc laim ing ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Sch enk endorf ▁ ▁' D rac ula ' s ▁Princi p ality '. ▁ ▁K ret z ules co ▁died ▁in ▁König s ▁W uster hausen ▁of ▁a ▁brain ▁tum or ▁during ▁the ▁week end ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 7 – 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Jan ett , ▁and ▁son ▁and ▁he ir , ▁Ott om ar ▁D rac ula ▁Junior ▁or ▁' O tt i ', ▁celebrated ▁his ▁first ▁birth day ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁IM DB . com : ▁Ott om ar ▁Rod ol phe ▁Vlad ▁D rac ula