Osmund was a King of Sussex, apparently reigning jointly with Oswald, Ælfwald, and Oslac. 1911 encyclopedia text (edited): The Kingdom of Sussex, (Suth Seaxe, i. ...

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, version D, Osmund was reigning in Sussex when Archbishop Cuðberht died in 760, so his rule commenced before that event. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Britain. ... Events Maya civilization city of Dos Pilas is abandoned. ...

He issued a charter [1], dated 762 in error for 765, as Osmundus. Events Papal privileges are restored in Beneventino and Tuscany and partly in Spoleto. ...

He also issued a charter dated 770 in which he is listed as Osmundus rex [2]. Events Emperor Konin ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Empress Shotoku. ...

So Osmund’s reign was from in or before 760 to between 770 and 772, as he witnessed a charter of Offa, King of Mercia, dated 772 as Osmund dux [3]. Evidently he was demoted from king to ealdorman following Offa's conquest of Sussex. Jump to: navigation, search Offa (died July 26/29, 796) was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death. ... Events Pope Adrian I succeeds Pope Stephen IV. Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards. ...

See also: Kings of Sussex 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. ...

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