The Fronde
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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.
Battle of the Faubourg St Antoine, 1652, outside the Bastille in Paris
Cardinal Mazarin
"Louis XIV Crushes the Fronde" by Gilles Guérin 1654
The Battle of the Dunes by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1837. The battle was a decisive victory for France and its English allies over the Spanish in 1658.
Louis, Grand Condé
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Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, known as le Grand Condé, was a French military commander. A tactician and strategist, he is regarded as one of France's greatest generals, particularly celebrated
The Fronde
…de robe, whose rank and income derived from judicial or administrative posts. The former relied on their own estates, with some, including Conti and Condé, often wielding more power locally than the central government. The latter were usually hard-working professionals, whose positions were seen as both…
Louis as Duke of Enghien, c. 1640s
Battle of Rocroi, 19 May 1643, the duc d'Enghien ordering his troops to stop fighting the Spanish, who have come to him to surrender
Condé at the Battle of Lens, 20 August 1648
The duc d'Enghien saving his father, the Grand Condé at the 1674 battle of Seneffe