AustriaGeschichte 10 · History of Austria
What is true about the sieges of Vienna by Ottoman armies?
In the exam (German)
Was trifft auf die Belagerungen Wiens durch osmanische Heere zu?
- aIn 1683 the city was freed by a relief army that also included troops of the Polish king.1683 wurde die Stadt von einem Entsatzheer befreit, zu dem auch Truppen des polnischen Königs gehörten.Correct answer
- bThe first siege took place in 1529.Die erste Belagerung fand im Jahr 1529 statt.Correct answer
- cAfter 1683 the Habsburgs had to give all of Hungary to the Ottomans.Nach 1683 mussten die Habsburger ganz Ungarn an die Osmanen abgeben.
- dIn 1529 the Ottomans conquered Vienna and made it their capital.1529 eroberten die Osmanen Wien und machten es zu ihrer Hauptstadt.
Why?
Vienna was besieged in 1529 and in 1683, but it was not conquered either time. In 1683 a Christian army under the Polish king John III Sobieski defeated the besiegers at the Kahlenberg; afterwards the Habsburgs pushed the Ottomans back out of Hungary.
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