Editing Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (section)

==Early wars against the Ottoman Empire==
The [[Ottoman Empire]] often interfered in the affairs of Transylvania, always an unruly state, and this interference brought on a war with the [[Holy Roman Empire]], which after some desultory operations really began in 1663. By a personal appeal to the [[Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)|diet]] at [[Regensburg]] Leopold induced the princes to send assistance for the campaign; troops were also sent by France, and in August 1664, the great Imperial general [[Raimondo Montecuccoli]] gained a notable victory at [[Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)|Saint Gotthard]]. By the [[Peace of Vasvár]] the Emperor made a twenty years' truce with the Sultan, granting more generous terms than his recent victory seemed to render necessary.<ref name="Schumann2012" /><ref name="Press1991" />