The word fronde means sling, which Parisian mobs used to smash the windows of supporters of Cardinal Mazarin. ... Thus the Fronde finally resulted in the disempowerment of the territorial aristocracy and the emergence of absolute monarchy.

What started the Fronde?

Fronde (1648–53) Series of rebellions against oppressive government in France. The Fronde of the Parlement (1648–49) began when Anne of Austria tried to reduce the salaries of court officials. It gained some concessions from the regent, Louis XIV.

Why did the Fronde fail?

Thus the principal cause of the failure of the Fronde movement was apparent from the first. The Parliament had no constitutional basis; its opposition to Mazarin, which was in many respects justified, was tainted by the egoism and selfishness of its members.