# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thelwealh-of-sussex
# Generated: 2026-08-16T10:18:42.300Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thelwealh-of-sussex"
name: "Æthelwealh of Sussex"
slug: "thelwealh-of-sussex"
description: "Æthelwealh was the ruler of the ancient South Saxon kingdom from before 674 till his death between 680 and 685. According to the Venerable Bede, Æthelwealh was baptised in Mercia, becoming the first Christian king of Sussex. He was killed by a West Saxon prince, Cædwalla, who eventually became king of Wessex."
tagline: "South Saxon monarch"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ethelwolfe_-_John_Speed.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "700"
deathDate: "685"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.3
  momentum:             1.022727272727272
  historical:           10.74877733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D1%83)"
    title: "Етельвель (король Сассексу)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A4%E1%88%B0%E1%88%8D%E1%8B%8B%E1%88%8D%E1%8A%BD"
    title: "ኤሰልዋልኽ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelwalh_Sussex"
    title: "Aethelwalh Sussex"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwealh"
    title: "Æthelwealh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwalh"
    title: "Æthelwalh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwealh_of_Sussex"
    title: "Æthelwealh of Sussex"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelwealh_(Sussex)"
    title: "Aethelwealh (Sussex)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelwealh_de_Sussex"
    title: "Ethelwealh de Sussex"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwalh"
    title: "Æthelwalh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelwalh"
    title: "Æthelwalh"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethelwealh_de_Sussex"
    title: "Aethelwealh de Sussex"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86%C3%B0elwealh_del_Sussex"
    title: "Æðelwealh del Sussex"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BA_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0)"
    title: "Этельвальк (король Суссекса)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272286"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump