How did Matthias I of Hungary capture Vienna in 1485?

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In 1485, Matthias I (Corvinus) of Hungary captured Vienna after placing the city under siege. Rather than resisting until total defeat, the city fathers chose to surrender to Matthias in the hope of securing a better status under his rule.1

Matthias, who had been engaged in a long-standing rivalry with the Holy Roman emperor Frederick III, had previously forced the emperor to cede him parts of Lower Austria and Styria in 1478. His occupation of Vienna and other Habsburg possessions continued until his death in 1490, at which point the territories reverted to the control of the Habsburgs.213