The London Protocol was an important international treaty that was concluded on 3 February 1830 between the three Great Powers of that time: Great Britain, France and Russia. This treaty involved the establishment and the international recognition of the new independent Greek state. Moreover, the borders of the newly established Greek state had been defined, with the inclusion of Peloponnese, Central Greece and the Cyclades in its territory. At first, the Great Powers sought Greece’s autonomy under the Ottoman suzerainty, but the 1830 Protocol laid the foundations of the country’s full independence. It was also decided to establish monarchy under a foreign ruler. The signatories to the protocol initially selected Prince Leopold of Saxe – Coburg as monarch; however, he resigned on the grounds that the Great Powers did not satisfy his requests. Following Leopold’s refusal, Otto of Bavaria was nominated as the first king of Greece. The London Protocol was a major turning point in the history of Greece and the Greek nation, as it signalled the recognition of its sovereignty by the international community.
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