If you would like to know the most successful machievellian, then you do not have to look any further. It is Donald Trump. Donald Trump was able to build his own empire and he managed to grow his business more and more. He managed to improve his businesses to a point that he is already hiring other people to manage his other properties. He wanted to become president and he did not care if he is good at it or not.
He just wanted the position, he wanted the power, and it was given to him. He is known to not take no for an answer. He will do everything to prove that he is the best and that he can achieve more regardless of whether he would be hurting other people in the process or not.