Nonetheless, modern historians agree that he also had many faults as king, including what historian Ralph Turner describes as "distasteful, even dangerous personality traits", such as pettiness, spitefulness, and cruelty.
Porén, a historiografía moderna está de acordo en que tamén cometeu moitos erros como rei, incluíndo o que Ralph Turner describe como "unha personalidade de mal gusto, incluso perigosa", con trazos de crueldade.