Renseigner et cοnvaincre : les défis de la cοmmunicatiοn cοndéenne à l'apοgée de la frοnde princière (mars-οctοbre 1652)

This doctoral thesis focuses on communications within the Grand-Condé’s party during the Fronde (1648-1653). On the one hand, it explores the circulation of information through a study of the correspondence of Condé’s agent during the year 1652. This study also looks at the roles of secretaries, guardians of secrets within the party, and their role in document management. By comparing the information received and processed by the Condéens, this study tries to expose their strategic choices in the construction of mazarinades. On the other hand, this research attempts to improve knowledge of communications during the Fronde, which is often limited to mazarinades in historiography. However, the princes of Condé also used other methods to create a public image and show themselves to Parisians such as public appearances or wearing a piece of straw as a frondeur sign.