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Sussex is a historic county in South East England, taking its name from the Kingdom of Sussex in early Anglo-Saxon England. It is now divided into the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex.

Places

United Kingdom

Australia

Canada

United States

People and titles

  • Earl of Sussex, a formal title created several times in the Peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
  • Duke of Sussex, a peerage title originally conferred in 1801. It was granted to Prince Harry of Wales on the morning of his wedding to Meghan Markle, May 19th 2018.
  • Duchess of Sussex, title of Meghan Markle, given to her through her wedding to Prince Harry of Wales.
  • Roland Sussex, Australian linguist

Animals

Ships

  • HMS Sussex, the name of various English warships and the Royal Naval Reserve unit based in Portslade until 1994
  • SS Sussex, a passenger ferry built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1896. Sold to France in 1914, sold to Greece in 1920 and renamed.
    • Sussex pledge, a pledge given by Germany in 1916 prompted by the torpedoing of the passenger ferry Sussex
  • MV Sussex, built in 1936 for the Federal Steam Navigation Company. Sold in 1946 and renamed
  • Sussex, East Indiaman ship belonging to the East India Company that sunk on Bassas da India island in 1738.

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