Knowledge of perfumery came to Europe as early as the 14th era due partially to the spread of Islam. But it was the Hungarians who ultimately fascinating the first modern perfume. Made of scented oils blended in an alcohol solution, the first late perfume was made in 1370 at the command of Queen Elizabeth of Hungary and was conscious throughout Europe as Hungary Water.
The art of perfumery prospered in Renaissance Italy, and in the 16th century, Italian refinements were taken to France by Catherine de' Medici's personal perfumer, Rene le Florentin. His laboratory was connected with her Discount Perfume apartments by a disguised passageway, so that no formulas could be stolen en route. France quickly became the European center of perfume and cosmetic manufacture. Cultivation of flowers for their perfume essence, which had begun in the 14th century, grew into a leading traffic in the south of France.
