Cardinal Jules Mazarin's struggle to increase royal revenues to meet the cost of war led to the uprisings of 1648-1653, known as the

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The uprisings of 1648-1653, known as the Fronde, were a series of rebellions in France against the rule of Cardinal Jules Mazarin and the young King Louis XIV. The Fronde was sparked by Mazarin's attempts to increase royal revenues in order to pay for the expensive wars of the period. The Fronde was a complicated series of insurrections, involving nobles, parliamentarians, and commoners, and was ultimately unsuccessful in overthrowing Mazarin and the monarchy.

Cardinal Jules Mazarin's Struggle to Increase Royal Revenues to Meet