During the later years of the Middle Ages, Venice emerges as the focal point of European commerce. This is evidenced by the marriage of Princess Teodora Ducas, hailing from the Byzantine Emperor's lineage, to Doge Domenico Selvo in 1060.
This marked the initiation of Venice's journey in the realm of perfumery and cosmetics, a legacy that would flourish in the subsequent centuries, establishing the city as the epicenter of European fragrance craftsmanship..