When Louis XIII died in 1643, Anne outmaneuvered her opponents to become sole regent to her four-year-old son, Louis XIV, and appointed Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister. The Fronde, a major revolt by the French nobility against Anne and Mazarin's government, broke out but was ultimately suppressed. In 1651, Anne's regency formally ended when Louis was declared of age. Accounts of French court life of her era emphasize her closeness to her son, and her disapproval of his infidelity to her niece and daughter-in-law Maria Theresa. She retired from active politics in 1661 and moved to the convent she had commissioned, Val-de-Grâce, where she died of breast cancer five years later.
When Louis XIII died in 1643 Anne outmaneuvered her opponents to become sole regent to her four-year-old son Louis XIV and appointed Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister The Fronde a major revolt by the French nobility against Anne and Mazarin's government broke out but was ultimately suppressed In 1651 Anne's regency formally ended when Louis was declared of age Accounts of French court life of her era emphasize her closeness to her son and her disapproval of his infidelity to her niece and daughter-in-law Maria Theresa She retired from active politics in 1661 and moved to the convent she had commissioned Val-de-Grâce where she died of breast cancer five years later