Louis II, Prince of Condé

Timeline

1. 1621–1643Paris · Île-de-FranceBorn in Paris, he inherited the title Prince of Condé and grew up at court and in the army. During the Thirty Years' War he fought in Germany, and in 1643 at the Battle of Rocroi he led a young French army to a decisive victory, instantly establishing his reputation as a great general.
2. 1648–1653Bordeaux · Nouvelle-AquitaineDissatisfied with Mazarin's fiscal and centralizing policies, he joined forces with nobles, the parlements and the Parisian populace, becoming the military core of the Fronde. He controlled Bordeaux and other places in 1649–1650, was lured into capture and imprisonment in 1650, provoking a larger noble rebellion that was not fully quelled until 1653.
3. 1653–1686Chantilly · Hauts-de-FranceAfter the upheaval he at one point took refuge in the Spanish Netherlands; in 1660 he reconciled with Louis XIV and returned to France to live at Chantilly. In his later years he still commanded armies in the Franco-Spanish War and other foreign campaigns, maintaining his military reputation through outstanding tactical skill; he died at Chantilly in 1686.