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Sun King

British  

noun

  1. the. An epithet of Louis XIV

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sun King Cultural  
  1. A nickname for Louis xiv that captures the magnificence of his court and of the Palace of Versailles, which he built. Louis himself adopted the sun as his emblem.


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Trump said Tuesday he had accepted Macron's offer of dinner at Versailles as the palace of the French Sun King Louis XIV is "not gold leaf" but the "real deal".

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Schroeder noted that the Sun King Apartments houses 47 school-aged children, with most families being single-parent households.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2024

“The problem was affordability, but now customers can pay installments over a period of 18 months,” said Tunde Oladipupo, an agent for Sun King, a solar power company.

From Seattle Times Sep. 6, 2023

Jeff Koons, aptly represented at the Blanton by his gleaming steel bust of Sun King Louis XIV, was a successful commodities broker before he conquered the art market.

From New York Times Mar. 8, 2023

Louis Xiy aged fifteen, as Apollo, the Sun King, in Lully's Le Ballet de la nuit of 1653.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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