Bulgari (also written, as in the company logo, as Bulgari) was established in Rome in 1884 by the Greek silversmith Sotirio Bulgari as a single jewellery shop. The Bulgari name has since come to be associated with everything from jewellery to watches to leather goods, accessories, fragrances… even hotels!

Francesco Trapani, the son of Agostino Trapani and Lia Bulgari, has been the CEO of the Group since 1984. In June 2011, the Bulgari family transferred its majority ownership of the company to the LVMH Group.