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Lidiia Genke

Cousin of the composer (b. 1838; d. 1901), born Lidiia Petrovna Tchaikovskaia (Лидия Петровна Чайковская, Lidija Petrovna Čajkovskaja, Lidiya Petrovna Tchaikovskaya); known after her marriage as Lidiia Petrovna Genke (Лидия Петровна Генке, Lidija Petrovna Genke, Lidya Petrovna Genke).

Lidiia was the fifth child of the composer's uncle Petr Petrovich Tchaikovsky (1789–1871) and his wife Evdokia (b. Berens). She married Emil Iakovlevich Genke (1828–1888), a mining engineer, and the couple had six children: Petr (1862–1908); Sergei (1866–1905); Vera (1871–1960); Vladimir (1875–1916); Anna (1879–1965); and Ivan (1880–1961).

Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Lidiia Genke:

• 9 letters from Tchaikovsky to Lidiia Genke have survived, dating from 1876 to 1891.