In the period preceding the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule, Italian Consulates were already active in the main cities of the country - Plovdiv, Ruse and Sofia. After the end of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, Italy maintained its Consulates in the first two centres and opened new ones in the ports of Lom (1881), Varna (1889) and Burgas (1903).
On 25 December 1879 in the Royal Palace of Sofia, Domenico Brunenghi solemnly presented his credentials to Prince Alexander I of Bulgaria.[1]
With royal decree of November 9, 1902: Giorgio Polacco, comm. extraordinary envoy and 2nd class plenipotentiary minister, placed, on his request, on leave for health reasons from November 15, 1902. On 9 December 1902, the comm. Ceased to live in Milan. Giorgio Polacco, extraordinary envoy and 2nd class plenipotentiary minister.[2]
Sabino Rinella, the Italian charge d'affaires in Belgrade, reported that the Serbians gratefully attributed their recent successes largely to Rumania's attitude.
^Giorgio Polacco († 1902) Con R. decreto del 9 novembre 1902: Polacco comm. Giorgio, inviato straordinario e ministro plenipotenziario di 2° classe, collocato, dietro sua domanda, in aspettativa per motivi di salute dal 15 novembre 1902.[1]; Il giorno 9 dicembre 1902, ha cessato di vivere in Milano il comm. Giorgio Polacco, inviato straordinario e ministro plenipotenziario di 2° classe. see: Bollettino del Ministero degli affari esteri parte amministrativa,
Tip. del Ministero degli affari esteri, 1902, p. 996
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