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Encyclopedia > United States of the Ionian Islands
Ηνωμένον Κράτος των Ιονίων Νήσων
Stati Uniti delle Isole Ionie
United States of the Ionian Islands
Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands
(Flag of the Ionian Islands)
Capital Corfù[1]
Largest city
 - 1856 (est.)		 Corfù
15,900[2]
Official language Greek[3]
Italian in circumstances[4]
Government Federal republic under protection
Area
 - Total
4,694 km² (1,813 sq. miles)[5]
Population
 - 1864 (est.)
 - Density
236,000[5]
50.3 /km² (130 /sq. mile)
Independence
  - Protectorate
  - Constitution
  - Annexation
9 November 1815
26 August 1817
28 May 1864
Currency Obol (1818-33)
Greek lepton (1833 - 1864)

The United States of the Ionian Islands (Greek: Ηνωμένον Κράτος των Ιονίων Νήσων, Italian: Stati Uniti delle Isole Ionie) was a former state and amical protectorate of the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1864. It is located in modern Greece, to whom it was ceded as a gift at the end of the protectorate. Image File history File links UK_Ionian_Ensign. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ... Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city in north-western Greece. ... Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city in north-western Greece. ... An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... The Federal Republic of Germany and its sixteen Bundesländer (federal states) A federal republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The obolus (or obol) is a Greek silver coin worth a sixth of a drachma. ... Lepton pl. ... A state is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules that govern a society, having internal and external sovereignty over a definite territory. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

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History

Prior to the French Revolutionary Wars, the Ionian Islands had been part of the Republic of Venice. With the dissolution of that polity under the 1797 Treaty of Campo Formio, it was annexed into the French Republic. Between 1798 and 1799, the French were driven out by a joint Russo-Turkish force. The occupying forces founded the Septinsular Republic, which lasted from 1800 until 1807. The Ionian Islands were re-annexed by the French into the Illyrian Provinces, in which they remained until 1815. Combatants Kingdom of Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Russia, Sardinia France The French Revolutionary Wars occurred between the outbreak of war between the French Revolutionary government and Austria in 1792 and the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. ... Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on October 17, 1797 (26 Vendémiaire, Year VI of the French Republic) by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Ludwig von Cobenzl as representatives of France and Austria. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1924) Area Approx. ... A republic that existed from 1800 to 1807 under joined Russian-Turkish sovereignity in the Ionian Islands. ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Illyrian Provinces (French Provinces illyriennes) were formed in 1809 when Austria ceded with the Treaty of Schoenbrunn its lands Carinthia, Carniola, Croatia southwest of the river Sava, Gorizia and Trieste to France after the defeat at the Battle of Wagram. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


The Congress of Vienna agreed to place the Ionian Islands under the exclusive protection of the United Kingdom. Despite British military administration, the Austrian Empire was guaranteed equal commercial status to the UK. The arrangement was solidifed with the ratification of the 'Maitland constitution' on 26 August 1817, which created a federation of the seven islands. The Congress of Vienna by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1819. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy The Crown of the Austrian Emperor For the history of these states before 1804, see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


On 29 March 1864, the United Kingdom, Greece, France, and Russia signed the Treaty of London, pledging the transfer of sovereignty to Greece upon ratification. Thus, on 28 May, by proclamation of the Lord High Commissioner, the Ionian Islands were united with Greece.[6] March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ...


States

As its name suggests, United States of the Ionian Islands was a federation. It included seven island states: A map displaying todays federations. ...

State Capital Members elected
Corfù Corfù 7
Cephalonia Argostoli 7
Cerigo Kythira 1 or 2[7]
Ithaca Vathy 1 or 2[7]
Paxò Gaios 1 or 2[7]
Santa Maura Lefkada 4
Zante Zakynthos 7

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Government

The government was organised under the leadership of a Lord High Commissioner, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the British government. In total, ten men served in this capacity, including William Gladstone as a Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary. The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). ...


The Ionian Islands had a bicameral legislature, titled the 'Parliament of the United States of the Ionian Islands' and composed of the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.[8] The bicameral legislature of the United States is housed in a capitol building with two wings. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Constitution of the Ionian Islands, Article II
  2. ^ Lahmeyer, Jan (14 April 2004). Greece: Urban population. Populstat. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.
  3. ^ Constitution of the Ionian Islands, Article IV
  4. ^ Constitution of the Ionian Islands, Article V
  5. ^ a b Treaty of London. Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 2005-03-08. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.
  6. ^ Hertslet, Edward. The map of Europe by treaty (PDF), p. 1609. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.
  7. ^ a b c Cerigo, Ithaca, and Paxos each elected one member, but the three elected a second member in rotation. Constitution of the Ionian Islands, Article VI
  8. ^ Constitution of the Ionian Islands, Article VII

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References

  • Constitution of the Ionian Islands. University of Kassel. Retrieved on 2006-07-21.

 

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