List of monarchs of Sussex
This is a list of the 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, present-day East Sussex.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').
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.477 to 491 or later | Aelle | Ælle SuþSeaxna Cyning Ælle Rex Saxonum Australium | |
| fl.500 | Cissa | Cissa Ælling SuþSeaxna Cyning Cissa Rex Saxonum Australium | |
| ?500 to ante674 | unknown kings | ||
| ante674 to c.685 | Aethelwalh (Aethelwalch) | Æþelvvalh SuþSeaxna Cyning Æþelvvalh Rex Saxonum Australium | Killed in battle by Caedwalla, King of Wessex |
| fl.685 | Berthun | Berþun SuþSeaxna Cyning Berþun Rex Saxonum Australium | Ealdorman |
| fl.685 | Andhun | Andhun SuþSeaxna Cyning Andhun Rex Saxonum Australium | Ealdorman |
| 685 to 686 | Eadric | Eadric Ecgbryhting SuþSeaxna Cyning Eadric Rex Saxonum Australium | ?Eadric, King of Kent |
| Kings of Sussex subject to Wessex (c.686 to 726) | |||
| fl.692 to 725 | Nothelm (Nunna) | Noþelm SuþSeaxna Cyning Noþelm Rex Saxonum Australium | |
| fl.692 to 725 | Watt | VVatt SuþSeaxna Cyning VVatt Rex Saxonum Australium | Possibly under-king |
| fl.714 | Aethelstan | Æþelstan SuþSeaxna Cyning Æþelstan Rex Saxonum Australium | |
| c.725 to c.750 | Aethelbert | Æþelbryht SuþSeaxna Cyning Æþelbryht Rex Saxonum Australium | |
| c.758 to c.772 | Osmund | Osmund SuþSeaxna Cyning Osmund Rex Saxonum Australium | |
| '''Kings of the South Saxons dependent on Mercia | |||
| fl.772 | Oswald | Osvvald SuþSeaxna Cyning Osvvald Rex Saxonum Australium | Ealdorman |
| fl.772 | Oslac | Oslac SuþSeaxna Cyning Oslac Rex Saxonum Australium | Ealdorman |
| c.772 to c.791 | Ealdwulf | Ealdvvulf SuþSeaxna Cyning Ealdvvulf Rex Saxonum Australium | |
| fl.790's | Aelfwald | Ælfvvald SuþSeaxna Cyning Ælfvvald Rex Saxonum Australium | Ealdorman |
By the end of the 8th Century the Sussex's existence as an independent kingdom had ended.
| Heptarchy |
| East Anglia | Essex | Kent | Mercia | Northumbria | Sussex | Wessex |
| Others: Lindsey, Hwicce |