Voulgaris, also transliterated as Bulgaris, is a Greek surname. Per Stefanos Voulgaris, who printed in 2016 the "Family chronicles the Voulgaris family" (of

Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

), a genealogical book written in

Venetian Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

, which cites a 15th-century testament of Stefanos Voulgaris claiming that the founding fathers of the family were Stefan Eleazar and Tervel, who were "kings of the

Triballi The Triballi ( grc, Τριβαλλοί, Triballoí, lat, Triballi) were an ancient people who lived in northern Bulgaria in the region of Roman Oescus up to southeastern Serbia, possibly near the territory of the Morava Valley in the late Iron A ...

". In these family chronicles the author claims

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n royal roots and connects the roots of the "Voulgaris family of

Saint Spyridon Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous also sometimes written Saint Spiridon (Greek: ; c. 270 – 348) is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions. Life Spyridon was born in Askeia, in Cyprus. He worked as a shepher ...

" to the "

barbarian A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either Civilization, uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by som ...

peoples" from

Volga The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by length, longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Cas ...

river, who "finally settled in

Moesia Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; el, Μοισία, Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River, which included most of the territory of modern eastern Serbia, Kosovo, north-eastern Alban ...

near the Haemus Mons, Haemus mountains". After all, in his escape to the southwest, it was the Serbian despot Stefan Lazarevic (Stefan Eliazar) who was singled out as the founder of the Bulgari family from Corfu. Through the Peloponnese, he headed to Morea and from there settled on the Ottoman-free Ionian island. The author Stefanos Voulgaris has claimed that their family tree is well-traced and that the Voulgaris family of

is unrelated to the Voulgaris family of the founder of Bulgari company, Sotirios Voulgaris. Notable people with the surname include: * From the Voulgaris family of

(:el:Οικογένεια Βούλγαρι (Βούλγαρη), el) ( el, Βούλγαρις, Βούλγαρης) ** (1634–after 1684), Greek theologian and physician ** , 17th-century Greek writer, brother of the former ** Eugenios Voulgaris (1716–1806), Greek Orthodox educator and Eastern Orthodox bishop ** Stamatis Voulgaris (1774–1842), Green urban planner *From the Voulgaris family of Epirus of Aromanians, Aromanian origin ** Sotirios Voulgaris (1857–1932), Greek jeweller, founder of the Bulgari company * From the Voulgaris family of Hydra (island), Hydra (:el:Οικογένεια Βούλγαρη, el) ( el, Βούλγαρης) ** Dimitrios Voulgaris (1802–1878), Greek revolutionary and Prime Minister of Greece ** Petros Voulgaris (1884–1957), Greek admiral and Prime Minister of Greece * Other people named Voulgaris ** (1836–1887), Greek stage actor ** Pantelis Voulgaris (born 1940), Greek film director and screenwriter ** Haralabos Voulgaris (born c. 1975), Canadian professional gambler

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