🇪🇺ap european history review

The Fronde

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A series of civil conflicts in France during the 17th century in which nobles and the Parlement of Paris resisted royal centralization under Louis XIV.

AP course connection

Topic 3.1: 3.1 Context of State Building from 1648-1815

Unit 3

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