The hypothesis of the death by poisoning of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco I and the Grand Duchess Bianca Cappello has sparkeda debate that has lasted for more than four centuries. A few years ago,a study by toxicologists at the University of Florence had revived the hypothesis of arsenic poisoning. The results of current research, revealing the presence of Plasmodium falciparum proteins in the spongy bone tissue of Francesco I and immature forms of P. falciparum in the erythrocytes, of another unidentified Medici, confirmed the historical sources, according to which the Grand Duke died of tertian malaria.
The posoning of the Grand Duke of TuscanyFrancesco I (1541-1587) and Grand Duchess Bianca Cappello (1548-1587): New finfings
Gino Fornaciari
2024-01-01
Abstract
The hypothesis of the death by poisoning of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco I and the Grand Duchess Bianca Cappello has sparkeda debate that has lasted for more than four centuries. A few years ago,a study by toxicologists at the University of Florence had revived the hypothesis of arsenic poisoning. The results of current research, revealing the presence of Plasmodium falciparum proteins in the spongy bone tissue of Francesco I and immature forms of P. falciparum in the erythrocytes, of another unidentified Medici, confirmed the historical sources, according to which the Grand Duke died of tertian malaria.File in questo prodotto:
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