ðɪ ɐksˈɛʃən ʌvðə fˈaɪv jˈɪɹ ˈoʊld lˈuːi ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹtiːn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː kˈɔːzd ɐ pˈaʊɚ stɹˈʌɡəl bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz ɹˈiːdʒənts, hˈɛdᵻd baɪ hɪz mˈʌðɚ, ˈæn ʌv ˈɔːstɹiə ænd kˈɑːɹdɪnəl mˈæzɚɹˌɪn, əpˈoʊzd baɪ ɹˈiːdʒənəl mˈæɡneɪts lˈaɪk kɑːndˈeɪ.
The accession of the five year old Louis XIV in 1643 caused a power struggle between his regents, headed by his mother, Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin, opposed by regional magnates like Condé.