Episode 2 of 2

Signing of the London Protocol

Name: Signing of the London Protocol
Start: 1829-03-22
Location: London

When: 22 March 1829
Where: London
Part of: London Protocol grants Greece autonomy, ending the Greek War of Independence

Envoys from Britain, France, and Russia signed the protocol in London, accepting Poros recommendations but excluding Samos and Crete.

On 22 March 1829, the British Foreign Minister, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, and the envoys of France and Russia, Jules de Polignac and Christoph von Lieven, signed the second London Protocol. This agreement largely accepted the recommendations of the Poros Conference but drew borders farther south than the initial proposal and did not include Samos and Crete in the new state.

Sources

London Protocol (1829) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-18
Greek War of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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