▁their ▁back s ▁to ▁the ▁closed ▁gates ▁of ▁Paris . ▁The ▁royal ists ▁attacked ▁all ▁along ▁the ▁line ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁signal ▁victory ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁kn ight ly ▁pro w ess ▁of ▁the ▁prince ▁and ▁his ▁great ▁l ords , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁critical ▁moment ▁Gast on ' s ▁daughter ▁persu aded ▁the ▁Paris ians ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁gates ▁and ▁to ▁admit ▁Cond é ' s ▁army . ▁She ▁herself ▁turned ▁the ▁guns ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁on ▁the ▁purs u ers . ▁An ▁ins urre ction ist ▁government ▁appeared ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁Monsieur ▁lieutenant - general ▁of ▁the ▁real m . ▁Maz arin , ▁feeling ▁that ▁public ▁opinion ▁was ▁solid ly ▁against ▁him , ▁left ▁France ▁again , ▁and ▁the ▁b our ge ois ▁of ▁Paris , ▁quar re ling ▁with ▁the ▁princes , ▁permitted ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 6 5 2 . ▁Maz arin ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 6 5 3 . ▁ ▁Franco - Span ish ▁War ▁( 1 6 3 5 – 1 6 5 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁F ron de ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁war ▁was ▁now ▁over . ▁The ▁whole ▁country , ▁wear ied ▁of ▁an archy ▁and ▁dis g usted ▁with ▁the ▁princes , ▁came ▁to ▁look ▁to ▁the ▁king ' s ▁party ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁of ▁order ▁and ▁settled ▁government , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁F ron de ▁prepared ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁absol ut ism ▁of ▁Louis ▁XIV