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Definition: Fronde from Philip's Encyclopedia

(1648-53) Series of rebellions against oppressive government in France. The Fronde of the Parlement (1648-49) began when Anne of Austria tried to reduce the salaries of court officials. It gained some concessions from the regent, Louis XIV. The Fronde of the Princes (1650-53) was a rebellion of the aristocratic followers of the Great Condé, and forced the unpopular Cardinal Mazarin into temporary exile. Condé briefly held Paris, but the rebellion soon collapsed, and promised reforms were withdrawn. The Fronde succeeded in moderating the financial excesses of royal government, but under Louis XIV royal absolutism triumphed.

Fronde

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(frôNd), 1648–53, series of outbreaks during the minority of King Louis XIV, caused by the efforts of the Parlement of Paris (the chief judiciary body) to limit the growing authority of the crown; by the personal ambitions of discontented nobles; and by the grievances of the people against the financial burdens suffered under cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin . This period (1648–49) began when the parlement rejected a new plan for raising money, proposed by Anne of Austria , mother of and regent for Louis XIV, and her adviser, Cardinal Mazarin. The scheme would have required that the magistrates of the high courts (except the parlement) give up four years' salary. The high courts, including the parlement, opposed the proposal and drafted a reform document limiting the royal prerogative. The government, in retaliation, arrested several members of the parlement, notably Pierre Broussel , but the Parisian populace rose in protest and barricaded the streets (Aug., 1648). Anne and Mazarin…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(frôNd), 1648–53, series of outbreaks during the minority of King Louis XIV, caused by the efforts of the Parlement of Paris (the chief judiciary body) to limit the growing authority of the crown; by the personal ambitions of discontented nobles; and by the grievances of the people against the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(1648–53) Series of civil wars in France during the minority of Louis XIV . The Fronde (named for the “sling” of a children’s game played in the streets of Paris in defiance of authorities) was in part an attempt to check the growing power of royal government, but its failure paved the way for the…
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1648–1653 The Fronde (1648–53) was a civil war that took place in France during the era of Louis XIV. Although not a particularly unified movement, the Fronde was nevertheless a protest against both the power of the Crown and the perceived loss of privilege. The term fronde came from the word…
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Full text Article Louis XIV trampling on the Fronde, 1654 (stone)

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Louis XIV trampling on the Fronde, 1654 (stone)
Artist: Guerin, Gilles (c.1609-78) Location: Chateau de Chantilly, Oise, France Credit: Louis XIV trampling on the Fronde, 1654 (stone), Guerin, Gilles (c.1609-78) / Chateau de Chantilly, Oise, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library Date: 1654 Medium: stone Description: Louis le Grand…
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A man of the Fronde exhorting the Parisians to rise up against Cardinal Mazarin's tyranny on 6th January 1649 (engraving) (b/w photo)
Artist: French School, (17th century) Location: Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France Credit: A man of the Fronde exhorting the Parisians to rise up against Cardinal Mazarin's tyranny on 6th January 1649 (engraving) (b/w photo), French School, (17th century) / Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France / …
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