Ionian Islands: Polity Style: 1816-1864 20 Jan/1 Feb 1816 the islands of Corfu, Cephalonia, Zakynthos (Zante), Lefkada (Santa Maura), Ithaca, Kythira (Cerigo), and Paxoi are organised as the United States of the Ionian Islands and placed under the protection of the monarch of the United Kingdom in accordance with a treaty between the United Kingdom, Austria, Russia, and Prussia concluded in Paris on 5 Nov 1815, effective upon the exchange of ratifications in London on 1 Feb 1816 (Ionian Gazette, No. 83, 27 Jan 1816, pp. 3-4; Descamps, Édouard, et al. Recueil international des traités du XIXe siècle, contenant l'ensemble conventionnel entre les états et les sentences arbitrales (textes originaux avec traduction française). Tome premier 1801-1825. Paris: Arthur Rousseau. 521-522. 20 Jan/1 Feb 1816 - 21 May/2 Jun 1864 United States of the Ionian Islands :: Hēnōmenon Kratos tōn Ioniōn Nēsōn (Ηνωμένον Κράτος των Ιονίων Νήσων) :: Stati Uniti delle Isole Jonie 17/29 Mar 1864 United Kingdom consented to relinquish the protectorate over the Ionian Islands; United Kingdom, France and Russia recognize the union of the Ionian Islands with Greece in accordance with a treaty between the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and Greece concluded at London 29 Mar 1864 (Xenos, 290-295) 21 May/2 Jun 1864 cessation of the protectorate of the United Kingdom and unification of the Ionian Islands with Greece took effect on a date specified in the proclamation dated 28 May 1864 and issued by the Lord High Commissioner (Ionian Gazette, No. 692 Extra, 16/28 May 1864, pp. 4-5; British and Foreign State Papers, 57:1078-1079) Last updated on: 05 Jul 2023 12:47:52; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/greece/ionian_islands/01_polity.php
