Oswald of Selsey
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Oswald was a medieval Bishop of Selsey, often called Osa for short.
, King of Sussex
.
In 772 Oswald received a grant from Osfrith
, King of Mercia.
Kelly rather quaintly suggested “It is possible that Osa was a kinsman of King Osmund
, and of the contemporary Oslac
and Oswald
, who also seem to have been regarded as kings before 772”.
Oswald was consecrated between 747 and 765, and died between 772 and 780.
Life
In 765 Oswald witnessed a charter of OsmundOsmund
Osmund , Count of Sées was an early Norman nobleman and member of the English clergy; he eventually served as Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Salisbury.-Life:...
, King of Sussex
Kingdom of Sussex
The Kingdom of Sussex or Kingdom of the South Saxons was a Saxon colony and later independent kingdom of the Saxons, on the south coast of England. Its boundaries coincided in general with those of the earlier kingdom of the Regnenses and the later county of Sussex. A large part of its territory...
.
In 772 Oswald received a grant from Osfrith
Offa of Mercia
Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald after defeating the other claimant Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign it is likely...
, King of Mercia.
Kelly rather quaintly suggested “It is possible that Osa was a kinsman of King Osmund
Osmund of Sussex
Osmund was a King of Sussex, apparently reigning jointly with Oswald, Ælfwald, and Oslac.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.He issued a charter, dated 762 in error for 765,...
, and of the contemporary Oslac
Oslac of Sussex
Oslac was a King of Sussex. He reigned jointly with Ealdwulf and Ælfwald, and probably also Oswald and Osmund.Oslac witnessed an undated charter of Ealdwulf, believed to be from about 765, with his name corruptly recorded in the surviving revision as Osiai rex .After the conquest of Sussex by Offa,...
and Oswald
Oswald of Sussex
Oswald was an Ealdorman of Sussex, jointly with three former kings: Osmund, Ælfwald, and Oslac.He witnessed a charter of Offa, King of Mercia, dated 772 as Osuualdus dux Suðsax . He was listed ahead of the three former kings Osmund, Ælfwald, and Oslac, which implies that his rank was higher. It is...
, who also seem to have been regarded as kings before 772”.
Oswald was consecrated between 747 and 765, and died between 772 and 780.