"Sun King" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Sun King [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of French Roi-Soleil. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|Roi-Soleil}} Calque of French Roi-Soleil Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Sun King}} the Sun King
  1. (sobriquet) Louis XIV, king of France between 1643 and 1715 Categories (topical): Individuals, Nicknames of individuals Categories (place): France Translations (Translations): Zonnekoning [masculine] (Dutch), Aurinkokuningas (Finnish), Roi-Soleil [masculine] (French), Sonnenkönig [masculine] (German)
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