page_title: Æthelwealh of Sussex
hierarchical_section_title: Æthelwealh of Sussex
caption_attribution_description: Aethelwalh of Sussex
context_page_description: Æthelwealh was ruler of the ancient South Saxon kingdom from before 674 till his death between 680 and 685. He was the baptized in Mercia and so doing becoming the first Christian king of Sussex. He was killed by a West Saxon prince Caedwalla who eventually became king of Wessex.
context_section_description: Æthelwealh (fl. c. 660 – c. 685)  was ruler of the ancient South Saxon kingdom from before 674 till his death between 680 and 685. He was the baptized in Mercia and so doing becoming the first Christian king of Sussex. He was killed by a West Saxon prince Caedwalla who eventually became king of Wessex.
caption: Imaginary depiction of Æthelwealh from John Speed's 1611 "Saxon Heptarchy"
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