La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV

In 1661, Cardinal Mazarin died after having brilliantly served his king, whose power he preserved during the years of the Frondes (civil war). The young Louis XIV, who had always left the job of governing to his minister, now finds himself facing a tricky situation. Neither the king’s own mother, Anne of Austria, nor any of his ministers believe the adolescent capable of heading the country. Fouquet, the superintendent of Finances, believed that he himself should legitimately become head of government…