History of Royal Titles: the Dukedom of Sussex
31st October 2020
The Duke of Sussex is a substantive title
and is one of the several royal dukedoms created twice in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. The dukedom takes its name from the
county of Sussex in southeast England. The title first appeared
with the Kingdom of Sussex, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom annexed by the
Kingdom of Wessex around 827; later on, the kingdom became part of
the Kingdom of England. In…

