Nicola Bulgari

About Nicola Bulgari

Birth Year: 1941
Birth Place: Rome, Italy, Italy
Residence: Rome, Italy
Occupation: Vice-chairman of Bulgari
Spouse(s): Anna Bulgari Beatrice Bulgari (nee Bordone)
Children: 6
Parent(s): Giorgio Bulgari
Relatives: Gianni Bulgari (brother) Paolo Bulgari (brother)

Nicola Bulgari

Nicola Bulgari was born on 1941 in Rome, Italy, Italy. Nicola Bulgari, a great grandson of the founder of luxury jeweler Bulgari, became vice chairman of the company in 1984, the same year his brother Paolo became chairman. Their nephew Francesco Trapani was the longtime CEO. In 2011, with Bulgari established as a global luxury brand behind not only jewelry but also watches, fragrances, apparel, hotels and resorts, the family sold its controlling stake to French billionaire Bernard Arnault's luxury goods giant LVMH for $5.2 billion in cash and stock. Bulgari is also well known for his impressive car collection, housed in Rome and Allentown, Pennsylvania, which includes mostly American cars from 1920s to the 1940s. Bulgari built a 21-acre complex in Allentown with seven warehouses and four restoration shops, home to roughly 125 cars.
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Biography/Timeline

1940

He collects vintage cars, especially American marques, in both Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Rome. His 21-acre facility in Allentown houses 125 cars in seven warehouses. He has 85 or more cars in Rome, including the faster Models, and flies them to Allentown when they need repairs. His favourite marque is Buick and he has many from 1940 and 1941, coincidentally the year he was born.

1941

Nicola Bulgari was born in Rome in 1941, the third son of Giorgio Bulgari (1890–1966). His brother Gianni was born in 1935 and Paolo in 1937.

1981

His first wife was Anna, and they were married prior to 1981, until at least 1994.

2013

In 2013, after allegations of tax evasion, the Guardia di Finanza (tax police), raided the Bulgari office in Rome's Via Condotti, as part of a Euro 46 million seizure of assets. In May 2015, Paolo and Nicola Bulgari and 11 others were ordered by an Italian judge to stand trial on charges of tax evasion. Both deny the charges.

2015

He received the America Award of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015.

2017

In January 2017, Forbes estimated the net worth of Nicola Bulgari at US$1.31 billion.

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