The first Greek Constitution was adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus on January 1, 1822.
Formally it was known as the Provisional Regime of Greece (Προσωρινό Πολίτευμα της Ελλάδος).
The Constitution was mainly the work of 27 year old Italian Vincenzo Gallina together with 19 year old Anastasios Polyzoidis.
It was then translated into English by Edward Everett and in French by Adamantios Korais.
The provisional government/executive of the National Assembly of 1822 gradually replaced previous regional governments:
This constituted a major moment in the modern political history of the country, to the degree that it instituted to the consciousness of Greek society the principle of constitutionalism as the fundamental and necessary prerequisite of political stability.