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Peace of Rueil

When
1649
Where
Rueil
Episodes
1

The Peace of Rueil, signed on 11 March 1649, ended the initial phase of the Fronde civil war between the rebel Frondeurs and the French government. The agreement followed the siege of Paris and confirmed specific parliamentary declarations while nullifying later edicts, resulting in a cessation of hostilities with minimal bloodshed.

Episodes

  1. 11 March 1649 · RueilSigning of the Peace of Rueil

    The rebel Frondeurs and the French government signed the Peace of Rueil on 11 March 1649, ending the initial phase of the civil war with minimal bloodshed.

Background and detail

Negotiation and Signing. Following the Peace of Westphalia, Condé besieged Paris by January 1649. The warring parties signed the Peace of Rueil on 11 March 1649, signaling an end to the opening episodes of the civil war. The treaty confirmed the Declarations of the Parlement from July and October 1648 but declared all general edicts enacted since 6 January null and void.

People involved

Sources

  1. Peace of Rueil Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-02
  2. The Fronde Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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