List of monarchs of Sussex
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List of Kings of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Sussex
Many of the dates of this time are unreliable and the list contains substantial gaps. The genealogy of the Kings has been largely lost: some of those listed are known only from charters, and some may have been sub-kings of the Haestingas (within present-day East Sussex).
The names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles (as far as is known) in contemporary Anglo-Saxon English and Latin, being the prevalent/'official' languages of the time.
This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').
Kings of the South Saxons (Sussex)
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.477 to 491 or later | Aelle | ÆLLE SVÞSEAXNA CYNING ÆLLE REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | |
| fl.500 | Cissa | CISSA ÆLLING SVÞSEAXNA CYNING CISSA REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | |
| ?500 to ante 674 | unknown kings | ||
| ante 674 to c.685 | Aethelwalh (Aethelwalch) | ÆÞELVVALH SVÞSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELVVALH REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | Killed in battle by Caedwalla, King of Wessex |
| fl.685 | Berthun | BERÞVN SVÞSEAXNA CYNING BERÞVN REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | Ealdorman |
| fl.685 | Andhun | ANDHVN SVÞSEAXNA CYNING ANDHVN REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | Ealdorman |
| 685 to 686 | Eadric | EADRIC ECGBRYHTING SVÞSEAXNA CYNING EADRIC REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | ? |
| Subject to Wessex (c.686 to 726) | |||
| fl.692 to 725 | Nothelm (Nunna) | NOÞELM SVÞSEAXNA CYNING NOÞELM REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM NVNNA REX SVSSAX NOÞELMVS REX SVÞSAX | |
| fl.692 to 725 | Watt | VVATT SVÞSEAXNA CYNING VVATTVS REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | Possibly under-king |
| fl.714 | Aethelstan | ÆÞELSTAN SVÞSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELSTAN REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | |
| c.725 to c.750 | Aethelbert | ÆÞELBRYHT SVÞSEAXNA CYNING ÆÞELBRYHT REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | |
| c.758 to c.772 | Osmund | OSMVND SVÞSEAXNA CYNING OSMVND REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | |
| Dependent on Mercia | |||
| fl.772 | Oswald | OSVVALD SVÞSEAXNA CYNING OSVVALD REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | Ealdorman |
| fl.772 | Oslac | OSLAC SVÞSEAXNA CYNING OSLAC REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | Ealdorman |
| c.772 to c.791 | Ealdwulf | EALDVVVLF SVÞSEAXNA CYNING EALDVVVLF REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | |
| fl.790's | Aelfwald | ÆLFVVALD SVÞSEAXNA CYNING ÆLFVVALD REX SAXONVM AVSTRALIVM | Ealdorman |
By the end of the 8th century, Sussex's existence as an independent kingdom had ended.
| The Heptarchy |
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| East Anglia | Essex | Kent | Mercia | Northumbria | Sussex | Wessex |