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Malaria identified as cause of Medici deaths
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Latest: DNA study confirms Duke of Tuscany died of malaria, not poison
In early July 2026, a Yale‑Pisa team used ancient DNA from 16th‑century Medici remains to demonstrate that malaria, not arsenic poisoning, was responsible for the deaths of Grand Duke Francesco I de Medici and his brothe
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