The Fronde in France
Fire the "The Fronde in France" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_fra.3122.
The Fronde in France
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_fra.3122.
What happens
The Fronde (1648-1653) was mostly the last revolt of the French nobility against royal absolutism. It had started by the revolt of the Parliament of Paris (at the time the highest French court with jurisdiction over royal edicts) against the domestic policies of Cardinal Mazarin, who acted as Prime Minister of the 5-year-old Louis XIV. It was followed by that of the upper nobility (Fronde des Princes), but the rebellion was finally suppressed by a combination of Machiavellian diplomacy, betrayals and reverses of fortune. The Parliament was muzzled (it would not be convened again before 1789) and the upper nobility deprived of political power, preparing the advent of total royal absolutism under the Sun King, Louis XIV, after 1661.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Fronde in France presents these options:
- Crush the Parliament and the Nobles
- Appease them