In 1201 William decided to claim the kingdom.

The vaguely worded "understanding" did not say that China had promised to stop claiming the kingdom as a former Chinese province.

He kills Senex, and claims the kingdom for himself.

He said he was the son of Olav Tryggvason and therefore claimed the kingdom as his own.

Thereupon the latter said that he claimed the kingdom not for himself but for his son.

Initially the exact territory under Habsburg rule was disputed because both rulers claimed the whole kingdom.

Then he climbed the Iron Throne and seated himself with his sword across his knees, to see who would come to claim the kingdom.

His brother Charles also briefly claimed the kingdom.

And was it not He who claimed the kingdom?

Her nephew Paolo II still claimed the kingdom, however, and ruled it until his death in 1962.

In 1201 William decided to claim the kingdom.

The vaguely worded "understanding" did not say that China had promised to stop claiming the kingdom as a former Chinese province.

He kills Senex, and claims the kingdom for himself.

He said he was the son of Olav Tryggvason and therefore claimed the kingdom as his own.

Thereupon the latter said that he claimed the kingdom not for himself but for his son.

Initially the exact territory under Habsburg rule was disputed because both rulers claimed the whole kingdom.

Then he climbed the Iron Throne and seated himself with his sword across his knees, to see who would come to claim the kingdom.

His brother Charles also briefly claimed the kingdom.

And was it not He who claimed the kingdom?

Her nephew Paolo II still claimed the kingdom, however, and ruled it until his death in 1962.