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Exhibit E
Death Notice

Exhibit E. 11 April 1578. Death Notice. Giovanna d’Austria, archduchess of Austria,
Grand Duchess of Tuscany, youngest daughter of the most revered and honored Holy Roman
Emperor Ferdinand I, died this day in Florence, of a fall down the stairs of the Grand Ducal
Palace. This nine-year-old Death Notice submitted as evidence in the case of Doctor Ludovico
Valerius in the poisoning of the Duchess de’ Medici on October 19, 1587 at Villa Medici in
Poggio a Caiano.

Exhibit F
Marriage Notice

Exhibit F. 10 June 1579. Marriage Notice. Announcing the marriage of His Eminence
Francesco I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Bianca Cappello, at the Palazzo Vecchio in
Florence, to great jubilation and exultation. This eight-year-old Marriage Notice submitted as
evidence in the case of Doctor Ludovico Valerius in the poisoning of the Duchess de’ Medici on
October 19, 1587 at Villa Medici in Poggio a Caiano.

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