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Why did Turenne flee to Holland during the first Fronde?
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Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1665; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
During the first war of the Fronde, Turenne intervened on the side of the aristocratic rebellion against Cardinal Mazarin due to his family's interests and his friendship with the Duchess de Longueville.1
In response to Turenne's involvement, Mazarin sent a new general and arrears of pay to the Army of Germany to undermine him. Turenne subsequently fled to Holland just as a compromise peace was being negotiated at Rueil.1