What was the Fronde, what were its goals, why was it unsuccessful, and what were its consequences?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. When the five-year-old Louis XIV became king in 1643, his mother, Anne of Austria, and her adviser, Cardinal Mazarin, ruled in his name. After five years under this regency, opponents of Mazarin gave him a charter of demands that would have given more power to France's parlements, or local high courts; Mazarin responded by arresting the leaders of the parlements. His response sparked the revolts that came to be known as the Fronde. When Mazarin and Anne made it clear that they would prefer to reach a compromise rather than risk civil war, aristocrats and local officials saw this as an opportunity to regain some of the power they had lost to the monarchy when the French Wars of Religion ended in 1598. However, the Fronde did not attain its goals because the government's opponents were too self-interested to put aside their differences long enough to make the monarchy capitulate and share power with them. In the long run, the Fronde helped to convince Louis XIV that a stronger monarchy was needed to prevent such revolts in the future.

What Was the Fronde, What Were Its Goals, Why Was