Sun King


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Sun King

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(Biography) the. An epithet of Louis XIV
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Noun1.Sun King - king of France from 1643 to 1715Sun King - king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
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Sonnenkönig
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