Is he the Machiavellian genius that everyone make him out to be?

>>3224231
Well he lost in the end so no

>>3224231
Somewhat yes.

>>3224243

So did Machiavelli.

Well, he was prime minister at the time France became Europe's greatest power. So I do not see how you could not give him much of the credit.

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>protestants
nothing personnel kid

>>3224255
Machiavelli wasn't a genius either. The Prince came after his failed spell in politics

Yes, no question.

>>3224258
Absolutely the right decision. England and France persecuted Catholics and Protestants, respectively, until they were tiny minorities that couldn't cause civil wars. Meanwhile, the Holy Roman Empire, let a large Protestant state grow on its Northern border like a tumor, causing wars and conflict for centuries.

>>3224231
>Do nothing but bully protestant
>Get almost deposed by a crappy nobel rebellion that was stopped due sheer lack
>Enter the war
>Lose to Spain in every single front
No. He was regular as fuck. He just lucked out with the Catalan and Portuguese rebellions and the death of Louis of Bourbon

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>>3224400
t. butthurt prodie

>>3224272
He was quite brilliant and he failed because the Medicis came back mad as fuck and ready to BTFO anyone who collaborated in their absence. He was truly a scholar and philosopher with the love of the classics and a mind for practical thinking.

>>3224258
One of my fav paintings tbqh