He was one of the most unrelenting micromanagers in history, but this obsession with details did not prevent him from radically transforming the physical, legal, political and cultural landscape of Europe.
It was this obsession with details and ability to compartmentalize that allowed him to be more than just a great general. The issue with a monarchy is that tis effectiveness depends on the abilities of a single man, which too often fail or succeed in only one area.
