Siege of Szigetvár
The siege of Szigetvár or the Battle of Szigeth (pronunciation: [ˈsiɡɛtvaːr] , , ) was a siege of the fortress of Szigetvár, Kingdom of Hungary, that 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 IV Zrinski (, ), former Ban of Croatia, and the invading Ottoman army under the nominal command of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent ( "Süleymān").