# Canonical recap data for First Ottoman Siege of Vienna (1529)
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slug: siege-vienna-1529
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1529/siege-vienna-1529"
title: First Ottoman Siege of Vienna
subtitle: Suleiman I's failed assault on Vienna marks the Ottoman Empire's maximum European reach and consolidates the continental balance of power.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1529-09-27
endDate: 1529-10-15
datePrecision: day
year: 1529
decade: 1520
country:
name: Austria
slug: austria
summaryShort: The siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more th
summaryLong: The siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more than 21,000. Nevertheless, Vienna was able to survive the siege, which ultimately lasted just over two weeks, from 27 September to 15 October 1529.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Siege of Vienna (1529)"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vienna_(1529)"
  title: First Ottoman siege of Vienna
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empi
wikidataQid: Q207576
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618003822/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vienna_(1529)"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: First Ottoman siege of Vienna
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vienna_(1529)"
taxonomy:
domain: military
eventTypes:
- war
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
impactRadius: regional
velocity: gradual
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
