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The Fronde

1648 CE – 1653 CE · 5 years

French civil war triggered by opposition to Cardinal Mazarin's taxation during the young Louis XIV's minority, shaping the king's later absolutism.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • French Crown (Mazarin, Louis XIV)
  • Parlementaires, Princes (Condé, Conti)

Key moments

Defining events in the The Fronde.

  1. 1652 Battle of Faubourg Saint-Antoine
  2. 1649 Siege of Paris
  3. 1652 Battle of Bléneau

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3000 BCE – still standing

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Attested 1650 CE – 1815 CE

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1200 CE – 1669 CE

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Thirty Years' War

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1648 CE and 1653 CE.

1648 CE Khmelnytsky Uprising 1649 CE Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland 1652 CE Anglo-Dutch Wars 1652 CE First Anglo-Dutch War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Paramaribo Landmark · Americas 1650 CE – still standing Manchu Empire Polity · East Asia 1650 CE – 1914 CE Mughal Conquests of India Conflict · South Asia 1526 CE – 1707 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE René Descartes Figure · France / Netherlands 1596 CE – 1650 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing
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