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[Harry Potter] What happened to dark wizards besides Voldemort who made horcruxes?

We know that horcruxes bind the soul to the mortal world even if the body is destroyed. Voldemort eventually managed to make a new body for himself after his original was destroyed. It is at least implied that Voldemort himself invented the means for doing this. My question is, what happened to the dark wizards that came before him, assuming their horcruxes were not found and destroyed, when and if their bodies were destroyed?

Are there dark wizards who were slain in battle hundreds or even thousands of years ago living the sort of spectral existence Voldemort did between Halloween, 1981 through Goblet of Fire? Or, assuming they only had a single horcrux rather than Voldemort’s several, would their spirit be tied to the object itself indefinitely? Could they willingly destroy their own horcruxes to end their torment? Do they have some other method of re-attaining a permanent physical form?

I just doubt that every dark wizard in history who created a horcrux has had their horcrux destroyed, so I’d love to know what twisted version of immortality they actually wound up living.
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They are not stupid and don't go on world domination conquest BCS that's how you end up with little boys who are prophesied to kill you that will somehow manage to find your highly unique and easily recognisable Horcruxes and destroy them.

The average reasonable dark arts practitioner who decides to make a Horcrux or two end up with a nice winnard, a good book collection, a couple of servants and spends his time with loved ones, prostitutes or planning out their next vacation. For all eternity.

Pushing your way into the spotlight is what gets you killed.