Groups of hundreds within a specific geographic area were combined to form shires and were under control of the king.

How much political and economic activity took place outside the control of the priesthood or the king is unclear.

In Portugal, all navigation, all expeditions were under the direct control of the king.

Third, the compounds show the evidence of wealth and the control and management of the king.

He and Buckingham had a significant force behind them, and they also had control of the young king.

The vice-gerency brought the pace of reforms under the control of the king.

Up until 1881, the Tiergarten was owned by the monarchy, and came under the direct control of the king.

However, the effective control of the Arakanese king may not have reached that far.

They were given land, rearmed and became a regular force under the direct control of the king.

Church affairs and temporal affairs were all under the sole control of the king.