▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁D ana ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁F ron de ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁civil ▁wars ▁in ▁France ▁between ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Span ish ▁War , ▁which ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 5 . ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁confront ed ▁the ▁combined ▁opposition ▁of ▁the ▁princes , ▁the ▁nob ility , ▁the ▁law ▁courts ▁( par lement s ), ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁people , ▁and ▁yet ▁won ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁end . ▁The ▁dispute ▁started ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁France ▁issued ▁seven ▁fis cal ▁ed ict s , ▁six ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁to ▁increase ▁tax ation . ▁The ▁par lement s ▁pushed ▁back ▁and ▁question ed ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁actions ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁check ▁his ▁powers . ▁ ▁The ▁F ron de ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁campaign s , ▁the ▁Par lement ary ▁F ron de ▁and ▁the ▁F ron de ▁of ▁the ▁Prin ces . ▁The ▁timing ▁of ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Par lement ary ▁F ron de , ▁directly ▁after ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁( 1 6 4 8 ) ▁that ▁ended ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁was ▁significant . ▁The ▁nuc lei ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁bands ▁that ▁terror ized ▁parts ▁of ▁France ▁under ▁arist ocr atic ▁leaders ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁had ▁been ▁hard ened ▁in ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁Germany , ▁where