Siege of Szigetvár
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The siege of Szigetvár or the Battle of Szigeth was an Ottoman siege of the fortress of Szigetvár in the Kingdom of Hungary. The fort had blocked Sultan Suleiman's line of advance towards Vienna in 15
Nikola IV Zrinski's charge from the fortress of Szigetvár (painting by Johann Peter Krafft, 1825)
![Artistic impression of the fort of Szigetvár by the engravers Daniel Meisner [fr] and Eberhard Kieser, 1625](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Meisner_D%C3%A1niel_metszete_Szigetv%C3%A1rr%C3%B3l_1625.jpg/500px-Meisner_D%C3%A1niel_metszete_Szigetv%C3%A1rr%C3%B3l_1625.jpg)
Artistic impression of the fort of Szigetvár by the engravers Daniel Meisner [fr] and Eberhard Kieser, 1625
The Ottoman army arrives at Szigetvar. History of Sultan Süleyman, 1576 (Chester Beatty, T. 413)
Ottoman miniature showing Szigetvár before the siege, 16th century
Suleiman the Magnificent
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Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566. The longest reign among the Ottoman sultans, his rule brought about a notable peak in the Ottoman Empi
Siege of Szigetvár
…Sigeta, Sigetska bitka; Turkish: Zigetvar Kuşatması) was an Ottoman siege of the fortress of Szigetvár in the Kingdom of Hungary. The fort had blocked Sultan Suleiman's line of advance towards Vienna in 1566. The battle was fought between the defending forces of the Habsburg monarchy under the leadership of Nikola…
Portrait attributed to circle of Titian and dated to after 1543
Suleiman by Nakkaş Osman (painted in 1579)
King John Sigismund of Hungary with Suleiman in 1556