Through him, the Maronites of today claim full apostolic succession through the See of Antioch.

He had Ranar the Deviant killed when Ranar claimed succession to the Deviant throne.

While Triệu Quang Phục claimed rightful succession garnered through court officials, military, and the general populous.

Along with the Church of Sweden, the ELCL now claims full apostolic succession.

The Anglican Communion (see below) and those Lutheran Churches which claim apostolic succession do not specifically teach this but exclusively practice episcopal ordination.

In the 20th century, there has been more contact between Protestants and Christians from Eastern traditions which claim apostolic succession for their ministry.

Both his relatives from the House of Pomerania and the Hohenzollern claimed succession.

After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Moscow claimed succession to the legacy of the Eastern Roman Empire.

George William, Elector of Brandenburg claimed succession based on the inheritance clause in the Treaty of Grimnitz.

So Valdemar, like his half-brother, Saint Niels of Århus, claimed succession to the Danish throne.