This is a joint entry between myself and @Reagent, the accompanying map may be found below;
Prologue (1821-1832):
- 1821: The Greek War of Independence (The Greek Revolution) breaks out.
- 1823-1825: The First and Second Greek Civil Wars occur, in sequence.
- 1827: The Second Greek National Assembly appoints Ioannis Kapodistrias as Governor of the Hellenic State by a majority vote.
- 1829: The Greek War of Independence finally comes to an end, with the 1829 London Protocol recognising an autonomous Hellenic state under Ottoman suzerainty.
- 1830: The 1830 London Protocol establishes the independence of the new Hellenic state as an absolute monarchy under the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in the person of Prince Leopold, who agrees to become King Leopold of Greece following a series of letters exchanged with Ioannis Kapodistrias which ultimately convince him to take the Greek crown for himself.
- 1831: Prince Leopold arrives in Greece just in time to avert a full-scale Hydriot Greeks rebellion by conceding to negotiate with the principal actors after Kapodistrias refuses to. Some trade concessions are guaranteed to the Islanders (Hydriots), mellowing them out enough to permit the Russians to escort the Greek Navy's ships back to the mainland, thus averting disaster.
Shortly afterwards, the arrest of Petrobey Mavromichalis prompts his brother (Konstantis) and son (Georgios) to attempt an assassination of Kapodistrias, though they succeed only in grievously wounding him; Georgios stabs Kapodistrias in the chest, while Konstantis is shot in the head by the onlooking General Fotomaras (
truly a case of being in the "right place at the right time" as they say) who happened to be standing on his balcony as the events unfolded in the street below, with (fortunately) a loaded pistol nearby. Following the assassination attempt, George flees to the French Consulate, while Kapodistrias slowly recovers from his life-threatening wound. Ultimately, at Prince Leopold's behest, Kapodistrias agrees to pardon Petrobey's son and release them both if the Mavromichalis Clan would swear to never take up arms against him again, due to their prestigious positions in Greek society following their actions during the Revolutionary War.
- 1832: The Treaty of Constantinople establishes the independent Kingdom of Greece with the Arta-Volos Line as its northern frontier, under the suzerainty of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in the person of Prince Leopold, who is crowned King George-Leopold I of Greece following his conversion to Orthodoxy. Ioannis Kapodistrias is named First Minister of State, and Theodoros Kolokotronis is reaffirmed as General-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Together, they rule the nascent nation as an unofficial triumvirate with an iron fist for the next decade.