▁fr amed ▁by ▁a ▁un ited ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁par lement ▁( the ▁Cham bre ▁Saint - Louis ), ▁composed ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁courts ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁The ▁military ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁Par lement ary ▁F ron de ▁is ▁almost ▁blank . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁feeling ▁strength ened ▁by ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁Louis ▁II ▁de ▁Bour bon , ▁Prince ▁de ▁Cond é ' s ▁victory ▁at ▁L ens ▁( 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 6 4 8 ), ▁Maz arin ▁suddenly ▁arrested ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁par lement , ▁where up on ▁Paris ▁broke ▁into ▁ins urre ction ▁and ▁bar ric aded ▁the ▁streets . ▁ ▁The ▁noble ▁fa ction ▁demanded ▁the ▁calling ▁of ▁an ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Est ates ▁General ▁( last ▁conv oked ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 5 ). ▁The ▁nobles ▁believed ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁Est ates - General ▁they ▁could ▁continue ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁b our ge ois ▁element ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁The ▁royal ▁fa ction , ▁having ▁no ▁army ▁at ▁its ▁immediate ▁dispos al , ▁had ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁prisoners ▁and ▁promise ▁re forms ▁– ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁it ▁fled ▁from ▁Paris . ▁But ▁France ' s ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁( T re aty ▁of ▁Mün ster , ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 6 4 8 ) ▁allowed ▁the ▁French ▁army ▁to ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁front iers , ▁and ▁by