Extra History | Chronological Order | Pre-History - 1699 CE - Suleiman the Magnificent - The Shadow of God - Extra History - Part 4

📜 Suleiman the Magnificent - Part 4 - Extra History After the Battle of Mohács, Suleiman found himself quickly pulled into the politics of western Europe. The Queen Mother of France asked him to intercede for her in a quarrel with the King of Spain, and the Austrian Hapsburgs had claimed Hungary as their own territory despite his recent victory there. The Hungarians, meanwhile, had elected their own king John Zápolya and refused to acknowledge the Austrians. Suleiman decided to settle the matter by marching with his armies again, and found Zápolya a willing ally. Bad weather slowed his advance and cut his numbers, but he nonetheless took Buda by storm and made an example out of the Austrians they found there. When they got to Vienna, however, they found that the city had been fortified and reinforced by several European nations. Though Suleiman offered a king's ransom to the first man over the walls of Vienna, his troops just couldn't push through. The arrival of winter forced him to withdraw the siege, unsuccessful. He pretend to consider it a victory, but he knew that this defeat meant he'd never be able to acquire the European empire he had dreamed about. Besides, he was growing older, and the question of succession weighed heavy on his mind. By tradition, only one of his sons would be allowed to live and inherit the throne, but he couldn't bear the thought of his beloved Roxelana forced to watch her sons die. Especially considering his most likely heir, Mustafa, wasn't a son of Roxelana's at all. The quandary weighed heavy on him. * Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on *NEBULA* https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory * Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on *PATREON* https://bit.ly/EHPatreon * Show off your fandom with *MERCH* from our store! http://extracredits.store/ *Interested in sponsoring an episode?* Email us: extracredits@standard.tv TWITTER: http://bit.ly/ECTweet I FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram I TIKTOK: https://bit.ly/ECtiktokz GAMING: https://www.youtube.com/@extracredits I TWITCH: https://bit.ly/ECtwitch *Miss an episode in our Suleiman the Magnificent Series?* Part 1 - https://youtu.be/JGZSkLq3Eng Part 2 - https://youtu.be/pNYIZJew4oE Part 3 - https://youtu.be/DqN0EFFUA6w Part 4 - https://youtu.be/JH4jcSFOx70 Part 5 - https://youtu.be/S7p4AcTBG7o Part 6 - https://youtu.be/5gTjfYqiBqg Series Wrap-up & Lies Episode - https://youtu.be/ltT_CvI5wv0 ♪ "The Law Giver" by Sean and Dean Kiner - https://youtu.be/38pQQZj1HWM - Available on Patreon! Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Artist: Lilienne Chan I Writer: James Portnow I Voice: Daniel Floyd I Editor: Carrie Floyd ♪ Extra History Theme by Sean & Dean Kiner I ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 #ExtraHistory #OttomanEmpire #History