Why Was Louis XIV Called the Sun King

question 47

Multiple Choice

Why was Louis XIV called the Sun King?

• A) Because he viewed his place in the universe as equivalent to the sun in importance
• B) Because he utilized the metaphor of sun and moon to place, respectively, the state and the church in ranking
• C) Because the nobility believed he was "God's grace shining on France like the sun."
• D) Because he deliberately chose Apollo as the symbol of Versailles and himself
• E) Because he considered the sun part of his realm

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