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Siege of Wiener Neustadt

Siege of Wiener Neustadt was a siege conducted on 13 January 1487 at Wiener Neustadt, in what is now Austria; it lasted 7 months. It was part of the Austrian–Hungarian War, which ran from 1477 to 1488. The recorded result: Hungarian victory.

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Fought13 January 1487lasted 7 months
WhereWiener Neustadt, Austria47.817N, 16.250E
OutcomeHungarian victory
BelligerentsHoly Roman Empire; Electorate of Saxonyagainst22px Kingdom of Hungary; 22px Order of Saint George of Carinthia
Casualties and lossesUnknownand500+100 dead; 100 injured
Part ofAustrian–Hungarian War1477 to 1488

Where it sits in the Austrian–Hungarian War

Siege of Hainburg, 1482Battle of Leitzersdorf, 1484Siege of Vienna, 1485Siege of Retz, 1486Siege of Wiener Neustadt, 148714821487Siege of Wiener Neustadt, 1487
5 placed engagements of the Austrian–Hungarian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 January 1487
to 17 August 1487
PlaceWiener Neustadt, Austria
47.817N, 16.250E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeAustria ceded the western lands of Lower Austria, Styria and Carinthia to the Kingdom of Hungary
StrengthReinforcements of Johann von Königsberg: 300 cavalry; Reinforcements of Ruprecht von Reichenberg: 1,800 cavalry; 200 foot soldiers; 3,000 Saxon men-at-arms8,000 foot soldiers; 20,000 cavalry; 1,000 Transylvanian cavalry; 9,000 war wagons
Casualties and lossesUnknown500+100 dead; 100 injured; Unknown
Commanders
  • Albert III, Duke of Saxony
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Siege of Wiener Neustadt is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Austria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510517, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Wiener Neustadt, revision 1370746450, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.