The Fronde This Paper Shows the Effects of the Fronde on the Reign of Louis XIV

The Fronde was a period of uncertainty in France. A time in which a newly crowned king of just ten years old at the time. A young king named Louis XIV was chased by the upper middle class and the nobility and treated as prisoners. These two social groups required some change in their government. They desired less powering the hand of the king and more toward the people's hands. However, everyone knows that this contradicts what Louis XIV desired for France; an absolute monarchy. One might say that this traumatic experience sculpted his future reign as king, whether it was for better or for worse. <Tab/>
<Tab/>The Fronde, sculpted Louis XIV's reign as the absolute king of France in many ways. …