Mazarin died on 9 March 1661 and it was expected that Louis would appoint another chief minister, as had become the tradition, but instead he shocked the country by announcing he would rule alone.
توفي مازاران في التاسع من مارس 1661، وكان المتوقع من لويس ان يعين بدلا منه رئيسا للوزراء كما التقاليد لكنه صدم البلاد بإعلانه انه سيحكم وحده.