400-year-old mummified boy identified as son of powerful Austrian count

A mummified toddler buried in an unmarked grave about 400 years ago has been identified as the first-born son of a powerful Austrian count. A virtual autopsy revealed that despite being born to a wealthy family, the boy was malnourished and sick with pneumonia when he died. He was found buried in wooden coffin in an aristocratic Austrian family crypt.

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