Topic summary
The Fronde
Kingdom of France- Parlements (1648–1649)
- Princes of the Blood (1650–1653)
- Louis XIV
- Anne of Austria
- Cardinal Mazarin
- Condé (1650-1651)
- Turenne (from 1651)
- Gaston of Orleans
- Prince of Conti (from 1651)
- Condé
The Fronde was a civil war fought in France between 1648 and 1653. The term comes from the French noun for slingshot, and was originally a derogatory term for the rebels.
The conflict derived from opposition to the centralising policies pursued by the government of Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin. These in turn were a response to the financial crisis caused by French involvement in the Thirty Years' War, which ended in 1648, and the ongoing Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). It can be divided into two parts, the first from 1648 to 1649, generally known as La Fronde des Parlements, followed by La Fronde des Princes from 1650 to 1653. Both resulted in victory for the ruling regime.