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Did this duke poison his brother? A new DNA analysis may solve the centuries-old Medici mystery
When Francesco I de’ Medici, the second grand duke of Tuscany, died within a day of his wife in October 1587, some observers ...
The Medici family evokes wealth and power for those who are familiar with the lasting imprint this famous family left on their native city - Florence, Italy. They transformed Florence from a ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 16th-century Tuscany, the ruling Medici family sometimes received diplomatic gifts of Chinese blue-and-white ...
April 13 marks what would have been the 500th birthday of Catherine de' Medici. As well as producing queens and popes, the Medici family unscrupulously managed the wealth of Western Europe for ...
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