Peace of Adrianople (1829)

The Peace of Adrianople was signed on September 14, 1829 in what is now Edirne . He ended the Russian-Ottoman War that broke out in 1828 . The Russian Empire as the winner of the war was almost the entire Danube delta awarded further parts of Armenia and some important fortresses on the upper reaches of the Kura . In addition, free navigation on the Black Sea and through the Dardanelles was guaranteed. For Russia this meant control of the Danube navigation, free access to the Mediterranean and an important starting point for the final integration of the Caucasus .

Serbia was given extensive autonomy. The independence of the First Hellenic Republic was practically achieved, although the country was not granted full sovereignty until 1830. The big loser of the conflict was the Ottoman Empire , whose power continued to decline in the 19th century.