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Because that was a name that he chose for himself.

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He was called the Sun King because he thought his role in France was like the sun's role in the universe.


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He called himself the Sun King (le roi de soleil), because he figured that the world evolves around the sun, as he wanted his people to evolve around him.

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He became known as this because he thought hw was the center of the universe

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