Ionian Islands

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British protectorate
- In protectorate
cession to Greece
- In Greece: Reform, expansion, and defeat
Greek literature
- In Greek literature: Heptanesian School
Napoleonic invasion
- In Greece: Western encroachments
physiography
- In Greece: The islands of Greece

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Amiens Treaty
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Campo Formio Treaty
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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 16, 2024
	Population data and administrative status updated.	Jeff Wallenfeldt	Aug 09, 2018
	Deleted Web site: Ionian Islands.	Grace Young	Apr 02, 2013
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Feb 10, 2012
	Article revised and updated.	Richard Pallardy	Apr 29, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998