Kingdom of Sussex

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Sussex and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an early medieval kingdom in what is now South England, one of the polities founded by the Saxons in Post-Roman Britain. It existed from either the fifth or the sixth century CE. After intermittent periods of domains by Mercia and Wessex, it was finally absorbed by the latter.

Establishment

January 478: The traditional year given for the creation of the Kingdom of Sussex is 477 AD..

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. End of Roman rule in Britannia and Armorica

The inhabitants of Britannia and Armorica expelled the Romans.

2. Mercian Supremacy

Was a period in the history of England when the kingdom of Mercia dominated the Anglo-Saxon petty kingdoms.

January 772: The Kingdom of Sussex was subjected to Mercia from 771 to c. 796.

January 797: Subject to Mercia from 771 to around 796, the Kingdom of Sussex was eventually absorbed by the Kingdom of Sussex. This marked the end of Mercian control over the territory, with the Kingdom of Sussex gaining dominance in the region.