The monarch assumed the royal sword, sceptre, crown of gold and the apple of gold, after receiving his anointing.

For this reason the new monarch assumes his role the moment the previous monarch ceases to hold the throne.

Although no monarch has assumed the title King Richard IV, this title can sometimes refer to:

Another monarch did not assume the throne.

A new monarch assumed the British throne.

When the new monarchs, William and Mary, assumed the throne, oaths of allegiance became a requirement for both the public and the clergy.

In response, Brunei's multibillionaire monarch has assumed the unlikely role of economic disciplinarian, trying to drag his sleepy, conservative Muslim enclave into the global economy.

The monarch "arbitrates and moderates the regular functioning of the institutions" and assumes the highest representation of the Spanish State in international relations.

Both monarchs assumed the task of restoring the culture, which had been severely damaged by the Burmese decades earlier.

In such situations, those monarchs assumed a higher title, such as tsar or king.