Michael Richards - Revision history

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	\| title = <small>Knight Commander ~~in the Order~~ of the Snowflake</small>		\| title = <small>Knight Commander of the Snowflake</small>
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	* [http://assumearms.com/ AssumeArms official site]		* [http://assumearms.com/ AssumeArms official site]

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	\| succession = [[Ellsworth King of Arms]]		\| succession = [[Ellsworth King of Arms]]
	\| reign = March 2015 - ~~Present~~		\| reign = March 2015 - 25 January 2020
	\| reign-type = In Office		\| reign-type = In Office
	\| predecessor = [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] <small>''As Chief Herald''</small>		\| predecessor = [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] <small>''As Chief Herald''</small>
	\| pre-type = Preceded by		\| pre-type = Preceded by
			\| successor = [[Baron of Abele]]
			\| suc-type = Successor
	\| succession1 = Keeper of the Seal		\| succession1 = Keeper of the Seal
	\| reign1 = 20 May 2019 - 1 August 2019		\| reign1 = 20 May 2019 - 1 August 2019

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| type = monarch
| name = The Honorable Michael Richards
| title = Knight Commander in the Order of the Snowflake
| image = Michael Richards.jpg
| imgw = 200px
| succession = [[Ellsworth King of Arms]]
| reign = March 2015 - Present
| reign-type = In Office
| predecessor = [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] ''As Chief Herald''
| pre-type = Preceded by
| succession1 = Keeper of the Seal
| reign1 = 20 May 2019 - 1 August 2019
| reign-type1 = In Office
| predecessor1 = ''Office Created''
| pre-type1 = Preceded by
| successor1 = [[Baron of Bastanchury]]
| suc-type1 = Successor
|-
| spouse = N/A
| spouse-type = Spouse
| issue = None
| father = ?
| mother = ?
| date of birth =
}}

The Honorable '''Michael Richards, KtS''', bears the title of [[Ellsworth King of Arms]] as the Chief Herald of [[Westarctica]]. In this capacity, he sits on the [[Royal Council]] and heads the [[Westarctican College of Arms]]. On 20 May 2019, he was appointed Keeper of the Seal with the responsibility of holding the [[Crown_Jewels_of_Westarctica#Seals|Great Seal of Westarctica]].

==Creation of office==
Although the office of Chief Herald had existed since 2004, the nation had been without an official herald since the [[The Great Return|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 Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobles]].

The Grand Duke reviewed some of Michael's work and accepted his offer to become Westarctica's new Chief Herald.

==Activities==
Sir Michael was responsible for creating the [[Coat of Arms of Westarctica|Greater Arms of Westarctica]] in early 2015, and these arms adorn all the Letters Patent for new [[Peerage of Westarctica|peers of Westarctica]]. Since beginning his tenure, Sir Michael has created Letters Patent for over 100 of Westarctica's peers.

In March 2019, [[Grand Duke Travis]] discussed the possibility of granting Sir Michael the office of Keeper of the Seal, and charging him with the responsibility of holding and using the [[Crown_Jewels_of_Westarctica#Seal_of_Westarctica|Seal of Westarctica]].

==Honors==
[[File:Michael-Knight2.jpg|thumb|The Ellsworth King of Arms being invested as a Knight Commander]]
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.

==External links==
* [http://assumearms.com/ AssumeArms official site]

[[Category:Royal Council Ministers]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Knights of the Snowflake]]

Michael Richards - Revision history

Westarctica at 07:56, 14 September 2022

Westarctica at 22:41, 14 February 2021

Westarctica: updated to reflect new king of arms

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