In my games Danes almost always stagnate, Byz are almost always reduced to one dinky island province (usually Rhodes). Spain beats the Elmos about 3 times out of 4, while France beats the Brits 9 times out of 10.

Also, I have yet to see a strong HRE. They get nibbled to death by their neighbors from every direction in almost every game.

Egypt usually does very well though.