As a whole his rule, according to the politics of the nobility and his succession, might be called the start of the long period of balance between royal power and nobility which lasted until 1660.
Tervikuna võib tema valitsemist (aadli ja tema järgluspoliitika järgi) pidada pika tasakaaluperioodi alguseks kuningavõimu ja aadli vahel, mis kestis aastani 1660.