Ellsworth King of Arms
| The Honorable Ellsworth King of Arms | |
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| Knight Commander in the Order of the Snowflake
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| In Office | March 2015 - Present |
| Preceded by | Duke of Moulton-Berlin |
| Spouse | N/A |
| Issue | None |
| Father | ? |
| Mother | ? |
The Ellsworth King of Arms, the Honorable Michael Richards, is the Chief Herald of Westarctica and a member of the Royal Council.
Creation of office
Although the office of Chief Herald had existed since 2004, the nation had been without an official herald since the 2010 coup that overthrew Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence. In 2015, Michael Richards, the proprietor of Assume Arms, approached Grand Duke Travis and offered his services creating Letters Patent and possibly coats of arms for the Hereditary Nobles.
The Grand Duke reviewed some of Michael's work and accepted his offer to become Westarctica's new Chief Herald.
Name of office
The name of the position, Ellsworth King of Arms, was chosen in the spirit of the great heralds of the United Kingdom, each of whom carries a regional name attached to their job (i.e. Lord Lyon King of Arms, Clarenceux King of Arms, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms). Ellsworth was selected as an homage to Ellsworth Land on the far eastern border of Westarctica.
Honors
On 30 April 2018, Michael was invested as a Knight Commander in the Order of the Snowflake in recognition of his longstanding devotion to Westarctica as well as his services to the Crown and the Hereditary Nobles. His investiture ceremony was performed by the Duke of Waesche with the traditional dubbing of knighthood.