Siege

Siege of Marburg

12 Sep 1532 – 21 Sep 1532 · 46.55° N, 15.63° E

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When
12 Sep 1532 – 21 Sep 1532
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
46.55° N, 15.63° E
Description
by the forces of the Ottoman Empire, led by their Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent

Siege of Maribor (1532)

The siege of Maribor was a siege of present-day Maribor, then known by its German name Marburg, in the Duchy of Styria within the Archduchy of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire. In the siege that happened during September 1532, a local garrison and citizens defended the fortified town of Maribor against the overwhelming force of the Ottoman Empire, led by their Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his Grand Vizier Par…

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