– H abs burg ▁rival ry . ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁s ultan ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 2 . ▁The ▁rival ry ▁with ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁political ▁and ▁military ▁relationships ▁addressed ▁by ▁the ▁s ultan ▁during ▁his ▁reign . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁military ▁campaign s , ▁Sü le yman ▁also ▁took ▁political ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁steps ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁position , ▁prom oting ▁trade ▁with ▁European ▁powers ▁and ▁purch asing ▁expensive ▁j ew els ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁hel met . ▁The ▁key ▁figures ▁behind ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁hel met ▁were ▁Grand ▁V iz ier ▁I bra him ▁P asha ▁and ▁his ▁chief ▁advis ors , ▁ İ sk ender ▁ Ç ele bi , ▁the ▁chief ▁tre as urer , ▁and ▁Al v ise ▁G rit ti , ▁a ▁powerful ▁j ew ell ery ▁merchant ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁capital ▁Ist an bul . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁the ▁hel met ▁was ▁long ▁known ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁closely ▁similar ▁prints ▁by ▁Ag ost ino ▁Venez iano ▁and ▁others ▁( it ▁is ▁not ▁entirely ▁clear ▁which ▁of ▁these ▁first ▁created ▁the ▁image ). ▁These ▁appear ▁to ▁combine ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁Sü le yman ▁lifted ▁from ▁other ▁port ra its ▁available ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁while ▁the ▁hel met ▁itself ▁was ▁recorded ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁before ▁it ▁reached ▁the ▁s ultan . ▁The ▁hel met ▁was ▁widely