regency of Anne of Austria

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The regency of Anne of Austria was the period (1643–1651) during which Anne governed France as queen regent for the young Louis XIV, marked by Cardinal Mazarin’s influence and the civil unrest of the Fronde.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
regency
associatedWith Rise of Louis XIV’s personal authority
Strengthening of royal bureaucracy
Weakening of high nobility
capital Paris
conflict Fronde des princes
linked to: Fronde

Fronde parlementaire
linked to: Fronde

The Fronde
linked to: Fronde
country Kingdom of France
deFactoRuler Cardinal Jules Mazarin
linked to: Cardinal Mazarin
dynasty House of Bourbon
endDate 1651
foreignPolicyContext Later stages of the Thirty Years' War
governmentForm Absolute monarchy
historicalRegion Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime
keyAdvisor Cardinal Jules Mazarin
linked to: Cardinal Mazarin
language French
location France
monarch Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
notableEvent Flight of the royal family from Paris during the Fronde
Siege of Paris (Fronde)
notablePerson Gaston, Duke of Orléans
Jean-François Paul de Gondi (Cardinal de Retz)
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
opponent Condé family
linked to: House of Condé

French nobility
Parlement of Paris
policyFocus Centralization of royal authority
Continuation of Richelieu’s policies
predecessor Personal reign of Louis XIII
linked to: King Louis XIII
reasonForRegency Minority of Louis XIV
regent Anne of Austria
regentChild Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
regentDynasty House of Habsburg
regentSpouse Louis XIII
linked to: King Louis XIII
regentTitle Queen Regent of France
linked to: Regent of France
religion Roman Catholicism
significantFigure Cardinal Jules Mazarin
linked to: Cardinal Mazarin
startDate 1643
startEvent Death of Louis XIII
startEventDate 14 May 1643
successor Personal rule of Louis XIV
linked to: Reign of Louis XIV
treaty Peace of Westphalia
Treaty of the Pyrenees
treatyDate 1648
1659

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Gaston, Duke of Orléans associatedWith regency of Anne of Austria
House of Mazarin politicalInfluencePeak regency of Anne of Austria
Peace of Rueil opponentBeforeTreaty regency government of Anne of Austria
linked to: regency of Anne of Austria
Mazarinettes activeIn court of Anne of Austria
linked to: regency of Anne of Austria
House of Martinozzi connectedToEvent regency of Anne of Austria
Mazarin’s nieces historicalContext regency of Anne of Austria