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| name          = Earl Richard of Darlington
| name          = Duke Richard of Darlington and Shiring
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| caption      = Richard on his estate in 2011
| caption      = Richard on his estate in 2011
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| title        = [[Duke of Darlington]] and [[Earl of Shiring]]
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| other_titles  = Baron of Caernam, [[Prince-Bishop of Faen]]
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| known_for    = Involvement in the Mariella Scandal
| known_for    = Involvement in the Mariella Scandal
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| predecessor  = [[Eadwin Spears, Earl of Darlington]]
| predecessor  = [[Edwin Spears, Earl of Darlington]]
| heir          = Miss Anne Spears
| heir          = Miss Anne Spears
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'''Richard Spears''' is a Vionnan nobleman and, among other titles, Earl of Darlington. At 28 he is the youngest to hold the title and currently the youngest man in Vionna-Frankenlischian peerage to hold the title of Earl. He has held his primary title for three years following the death of the former Earl, his father Eadwin Spears. His cousin Anne, currently fourteen, is his heir and sole inheritor as he is unmarried and without issue. In 2016 he was involved in the Mariella Scandal in which Chloe Mariella claimed her newborn daughter, Isobel, was the illegitimate child of Richard which he denied, a small inquiry occured in late 2018.
'''Richard Spears''' is a Vionnan nobleman and, among other titles, Duke of Darlington. He was, for a time, the youngest man in Vionna-Frankenlischian peerage to hold the title of Earl. He suceeded to the Earldom of Darlington following the death of his father, Edwin Spears. His cousin Anne, currently fourteen, is his heir and sole inheritor as he is unmarried and without issue. In 2016 he was involved in the Mariella Scandal in which Chloe Mariella claimed her newborn daughter, Isobel, was the illegitimate child of Richard which he denied, a small inquiry occured in late 2018.
 
In 2019, King James of Vionna-Frankenlisch named him [[Earl of Shiring]] and allowed him to assume the title of ''Duke of Darlington and Earl of Shiring''. This title is often shortened to ''Duke of Darlington and Shiring''.


==Early Life==
==Early Life==

Latest revision as of 20:56, 31 July 2020

Duke Richard of Darlington and Shiring
BornRichard Eadwin Spears
(1989-03-26)26 March 1989
Darlington, Vionna
TitleDuke of Darlington and Earl of Shiring
Other titlesBaron of Caernam, Prince-Bishop of Faen
Known forInvolvement in the Mariella Scandal
NationalityVionnan
ResidencePalace of the Chiefs
LocalityDarlington
PredecessorEdwin Spears, Earl of Darlington
HeirMiss Anne Spears

Richard Spears is a Vionnan nobleman and, among other titles, Duke of Darlington. He was, for a time, the youngest man in Vionna-Frankenlischian peerage to hold the title of Earl. He suceeded to the Earldom of Darlington following the death of his father, Edwin Spears. His cousin Anne, currently fourteen, is his heir and sole inheritor as he is unmarried and without issue. In 2016 he was involved in the Mariella Scandal in which Chloe Mariella claimed her newborn daughter, Isobel, was the illegitimate child of Richard which he denied, a small inquiry occured in late 2018.

In 2019, King James of Vionna-Frankenlisch named him Earl of Shiring and allowed him to assume the title of Duke of Darlington and Earl of Shiring. This title is often shortened to Duke of Darlington and Shiring.

Early Life

Civil Career

Mariella Scandal