The two rulers consolidated the authority of the House of Habsburg over the territory of the Southern Netherlands and largely succeeded in reconciling previous anti-Spanish sentiments.

The rulers of Russia, Prussia, and the Habsburg territories succeeded in varying degrees in achieving all these aims.

The current ruler, Prince Albert II, succeeded his father Prince Rainier III in 2005.

Not until the acquisition of numerous counties and rights in the 13th and 14th centuries did the rulers of Lüneburg succeed in building a unified state.

In 1586, the Muslim ruler of Bengal, Sulaiman Khan Karrani succeeded in conquering the land, ending its independence.

Subsequently, as the Vijayanagara Empire went into decline after the mid-16th century, many local rulers, called Nayaks, succeeded in gaining the trappings of independence.

But then strong rulers with their center in Boğazköy succeeded in bringing these together and conquering large parts of central Anatolia to establish the Hittite kingdom.

The rulers of Venice in former times succeeded in creating a virtually unique model of development.

Some of them returned, others went into hiding until the ruler succeeded in putting down the rebellion.

"What ruler has ever succeeded without cowing his people into obedience?"