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In response to the increasingly centralized government of France, such as Richelieu’s generalities and Louis XIII’s rising sovereignty, the people of Paris began a violent uprising. Beginning in 1648, this civil war in France became known as the Fronde. As the people refused to pay taxes, the government became desperate and the people continued to rebel. Civil order crumbled like so many pieces of a broken cookie, leading to an increase in state bureaucracy, and new ways of siphoning money from the people were put into affect. Because of the violence of this civil war, which lasted for twelve years, the economy of France was brutally disrupted and made a lasting impression on a young Louis XIV which would later affect how he ruled France.

 McKay, John P. __A History of Western Society__. 7th ed. New York City: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.