The Royal Lineage of Jumper Maybach® – The House of Workman-Readdy-Maybach

For centuries, the House of Workman-Readdy-Maybach has carried a sacred artistic 
lineage—one born of royalty, jest, and divine creativity. Today, His Royal Highness Ben Earl Workman, 14th Jumper of Workshire, known worldwide as Jumper Maybach®, continues 
that royal tradition through fine art and luxury design with a mission to end hate and 
intolerance.

The Jumper Line began in the 1400s within the Mediterranean courts of Alexander the 
Great’s descendants. There, the Order of the Jumpers was created—court jesters and 
philosopher-artists whose laughter healed nations. Over time, the Jumpers became the 
heart of royal expression, transforming humor into art and truth into beauty.
Through noble unions between British, Venetian, and Prussian bloodlines, the House of 
Workshire arose. In the 17th century, Jumper became a hereditary title for the Royal 
Artistic Envoy, dedicated to joy and compassion as tools against tyranny.

By the 1800s, the lineage crossed the Atlantic when Lord Readdy of Devonshire brought his family’s crest and creative philosophy to America. His grandson, Earl Eugene Readdy 
(1893–1977), the 13th Jumper, befriended a young boy who would later become legendary Emmett Kelly, the hobo clown who helped found the Barnum & Bailey College of Clowns. Through this friendship, Earl Eugene was introduced to clowndom royal in the New World—bridging European tradition with American performance art.
Today, the title rests with His Royal Highness Ben Earl Workman, 14th Jumper of 
Workshire, a museum-inducted contemporary abstract painter and luxury designer whose 
brand, Jumper Maybach®, carries the royal creed forward:

“Seek LOVE, PEACE, and HAPPINESS, and watch HATE disappear forever®.”
From jest came wisdom; from heritage came art; and from color comes healing.

Royal Register of the House of Workman-Readdy-Maybach

Seated in Scotland • The Keep of Workshire

“Seek LOVE, PEACE, and HAPPINESS, and watch HATE disappear forever®”

Origins and Foundation

The Workman family is found in Aberdeenshire by the late fourteenth century, likely as
freeholders and royal stewards in service to the Scottish Crown. The Readdy line, recorded
in Argyll and Perthshire, maintained a learned tradition of kinship to the Phillips name
and—by classical association—to the ancient Macedonian house of Philip II, father of
Alexander the Great. In the 1420s, Lord Aedan Workman, steward to the Earl of Mar,
married Lady Elspeth Readdy of Glen Lyon. Their son, Sir John “Jumper” Workman—
known posthumously as Jumper I, the Uniter—consolidated estates and established the
Keep of Workshire near Perth.

The Line of Sovereigns (c. 1425 ® present)

Jumper I — The Uniter (r. c.1425–1458): Founded Workshire by union of Workman and
Readdy lines.
Jumper II — The LawnBearer (r. 1458–1496): Issued the Articles of Workshire protecting
guilds and artisans.
Jumper III — The BridgenMaker (r. 1496–1531): Commissioned trade bridges; expanded
royal workshops.
Jumper IV — The Vigilant (r. 1531–1566): Founded the Feather Vigil council to guide
judgments.
Jumper V — The Harmonist (r. 1566–1605): Reconciled border clans; endowed sacred
music.
Jumper VI — The Cartographer (r. 1605–1649): Chartered navigation guilds; mapped
Highland passes.
Jumper VII — The Restorer (r. 1649–1687): Rebuilt the Keep after civil turmoil; renewed
patronage.
Jumper VIII — The Enlightened (r. 1687–1728): Founded academies of philosophy and
design.
Jumper IX — The PactnSetter (r. 1728–1769): Married Countess Amalia Maybach of
Württemberg; opened continental alliance.
Jumper X — The Patron (r. 1769–1811): Supported ScottishnGerman ateliers; early
mechanised craft.
Jumper XI — The Rebuilder (r. 1811–1860): Modernised trade and invention laws.
Jumper XII — The Voyager (r. 1860–1914): Expanded patronage abroad; founded the
Conservatory of Workshire.
Jumper XIII — The Keeper of Peace (r. 1914–1977): Guided the House through world
conflicts; endowed hospitals.
Jumper XIV — The Artist Monarch (r. 1977–present): Ben Earl Workman, styled
Jumper XIV; renews the eternal creed and advances art as covenant.

Heraldic Description

Seat: The Keep of Workshire, Perthshire, Scotland.
Arms (plain blazon): Quarterly in tinctures of purpure (royal purple), tenne/orntan
(endurance and wisdom), and deep turquoise (truth and enlightened creativity); ensigned
by a closed Scottish crown surmounted by two ostrich feathers argent addorsed.
Supporters: Two Jesters rampant guardant Or, for courage and loyal guardianship.
Crest: Upon the crown, twin feathers argent rising from a circlet of amethyst and gold.
Badge: Feathered crown above the cypher “J XIV” within a turquoise ring inscribed “House
of Workman-Readdy-Maybach · Scotland.”
Motto: “Seek LOVE, PEACE, and HAPPINESS, and watch HATE disappear forever®”

Modern Continuation

The Royal House of Workman-Readdy-Maybach is maintained as a Scottish rooted
cultural lineage whose stewardship is expressed in philanthropy and the arts. The present
head, Jumper XIV (Ben Earl Workman), advances the House’s
mission through contemporary creative practice and humanitarian messaging that aligns
with the family’s centuries old commitment to unity and craftsmanship.

Issued under the Feather Crown of Workshire • Scotland