▁troops ▁still ▁t ended ▁to ▁operate ▁autonom ously . ▁Louis ▁XIV , ▁im pressed ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁r uler ▁with ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁F ron de , ▁came ▁to ▁re organ ize ▁French ▁fighting ▁forces ▁under ▁a ▁str ic ter ▁hierarchy ▁whose ▁leaders ▁ultimately ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁or ▁un made ▁by ▁the ▁King . ▁Card inal ▁Maz arin ▁bl under ed ▁into ▁the ▁crisis ▁but ▁came ▁out ▁well ▁ahead ▁at ▁the ▁end . ▁The ▁F ron de ▁represented ▁the ▁final ▁attempt ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁nob ility ▁to ▁do ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁king , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁hum ili ated . ▁In ▁the ▁long - term , ▁the ▁F ron de ▁served ▁to ▁strength en ▁royal ▁authority , ▁but ▁weak ened ▁the ▁economy . ▁The ▁F ron de ▁facil itated ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁absolute ▁mon archy . ▁ ▁Name ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁word ▁fr onde ▁means ▁" s ling "; ▁Paris ian ▁crow ds ▁used ▁sl ings ▁to ▁sm ash ▁the ▁windows ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Card inal ▁Maz arin . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁The ▁ins urre ction ▁did ▁not ▁start ▁with ▁revolution ary ▁goals ; ▁it ▁aim ed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁ancient ▁libert ies ▁from ▁royal ▁enc ro ach ments ▁and ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁established ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁par lement s ▁– ▁courts ▁of ▁appeal ▁rather ▁than ▁legisl ative ▁bodies ▁like ▁the ▁English ▁parliament s ▁– ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁Par lement ▁of ▁Paris ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁king ' s ▁power ▁by ▁ref using ▁to ▁register ▁decre