Thetimes.com July 20, 2026 • 08:25

Medici ruler ‘killed with arsenic’ may have died from malaria - The Times

By James Imam

Medici ruler ‘killed with arsenic’ may have died from malaria - The Times

Francesco I de’ Medici’s brother was suspected to have killed him and his bride in 1587. DNA from bone samples suggest another explanation, experts say

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