One historian called him "the most competent human being

>>2801968
He's up there for sure, but you cant really judge subjective statements objectively

Real answer: Competence is subjective.

Meme answer: No, it's Vo Nyugen Giap, for winning against three world powers and then living to the age of 109.

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I think Jan van Eyck is another

>>2801968
He built and lost an Empire, but his political legacy is still widely present. He was great, but he was also lucky as the ideas of the bourgeois revolution had a mighty mojo, so he had good tides as well.

>>2801973
Good point. Then I think it would be better to ask whether or not you agree with the statement.

>>2801968
Greater than a lot of greats.

>>2801996
Its impossible to say because theres no objective way to rank

As I said hes certainly up there with the best but I cant think of any meaningful way to determine whether he is THE best

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>>2801968
No because just like Hitler, he got dysentery and most likely pooped in his pants!!!

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>>2801968
Yes, it is true.
But you attached the wrong picture.

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Some argue that it was the lack of competence of everyone around him that caused his success - they hold merit, but damn was he a good general and statesman