House of Guerlain (French, founded 1828)

Guerlain is a perfume house founded by Pierre-François GUERLAIN in 1828. Starting with common hygiene products, Guerlain also created perfumes for his regular costumer. Over time he developped his business into a higly successful company that became an official perfumer for several European royal courts. The Guerlain perfume house was a family business until 1994 when it was acquired by LVMH.