The fall of Wiener Neustadt gave Hungary control over Styria and Lower Austria, marking the high point of Matthias Corvinus's westward expansion.
Key Facts
- Duration
- 18 months
- Start date
- January 1486
- End date
- August 1487
- Outcome
- Town surrendered to Hungarian forces
- War ended
- Armistice in 1488
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Hungary under Matthias Corvinus had been conducting an aggressive campaign into Austrian territory. Following the successful 1485 Siege of Vienna, Corvinus pressed further into Austria, targeting Wiener Neustadt as part of the broader Austrian–Hungarian War to extend Hungarian dominance over the Habsburg lands.
Beginning in January 1486, Hungarian forces besieged the Austrian town of Wiener Neustadt for approximately 18 months. The prolonged assault concluded in August 1487 with the town's surrender to Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, making it the last major siege of the conflict.
Hungary's capture of Wiener Neustadt allowed Corvinus to consolidate control over the surrounding regions of Styria and Lower Austria. The broader Austrian–Hungarian War concluded shortly after with an armistice in 1488, cementing, at least temporarily, significant Hungarian territorial gains in central Europe.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Matthias Corvinus.
Side B
1 belligerent