Medici family mystery may be solved after more than 400 years
Medici familymalariaDNA analysishistorical scienceancient pathogenspathogen evolutiongeneticscrimemysteryFrancesco I de' MediciBianca CappelloFerdinando de' Medici
Author: effects
Date: 7/22/2026
Article Summary:
Scientists use DNA analysis to solve the 400-year-old Medici family murder mystery, concluding that the couple's deaths were due to malaria rather than poisoning.