Strahd's Wives

For the first 700 years of his rule over Barovia, Strahd lived a careful life. Although his castle and family now had a terrible reputation, he still maintained some appearances. As far as the people of Barovia were concerned in the year 734 BR, the lord of the lands was Strahd XVIII, the latest in a long line of rulers who had taken the name of the man who founded and defended Barovia for generations.
In truth, of course, all Strahd's were the same man. To keep his facade, however, with every new generation he took another "wife." He has had eighteen wives in total, and of those eighteen, seven of them were made into vampiric companions.