This city's walls were paid for with a ransom acquired by Leopold the Virtuous, and the constellation Scutum honors events at this city.
This city's walls were paid for with a ransom acquired by Leopold the Virtuous, and the constellation Scutum honors events at this city. It's not in France, but bakers in this city apocryphally invented the croissant during a battle. It was the site of a battle where the winning side utilized Polish "Winged Hussars" in one of the largest cavalry charges in history. Jan (*) III Sobieski led the Holy League in a battle near this city, after which Kara Mustafa Pasha was executed. That battle occurred over a hundred years after Suleiman the Magnificent's drive was stopped here. In 1529 and 1683, this city was twice the subject of failed conquest by the Ottoman Empire, stopping their expansion into Europe. For 10 points, name this city that became the capital of the Austrian Empire.
This city's walls were paid for with a ransom acquired by Leopold the Virtuous, and the constellation Scutum honors events at this city.
Vienna [or Wien]