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The 17th century was dominated by the defensive campaigns against the Ottoman Empire. In 1683, during the reign of Emperor Leopold I (1640/1658-1705), the second siege of Vienna took place which ended in victory for the imperial forces and put an end to the threat from the East. Leopold had the Hofburg extended and built the wing named after him (facing the Imperial Apartments) which today houses the office of the Federal President of Austria.
