Before Louis XIV came to power, the state of France suffered from great stress between the crown and both the nobility and the parliaments. Between 1624 to 1642, Louis XIII's chief minister Cardinal Richelieu reduced the nobility's ability to influence state matters and decreased the parliaments' legislative powers. Louis XIV's regent Mazarin continued this trend, which triggered a series of civil wars called the Fronde stretching from 1648 to 1653. During this time, a Parisian mob forcibly entered the palace demanding to see the youth king. This mob had been angry because of the strife caused by the Fronde and the economic downturn that came from it. The event itself left a strong impression on Louis, which, in his adulthood, would strive to bring the nobility, the parliaments, and the people to heel to his rule.