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Georgii Tchaikovsky

Georgii Nikolaevich Tchaikovsky (Георгий Николаевич Чайковский) was the composer's nephew, born Georges-Léon Davydov (Давыдов) in Paris on 26 April 1883, the illegitimate son of the composer's niece Tat'iana Davydova and Stanislav Mikhailovich Blumenfel'd (1850–1897), a music teacher.

Georges-Léon's birth remained a secret from most members of the Tchaikovsky and Davydov families, and the composer provided financial support during his early years.

In 1886 he was adopted by his grand-uncle Nikolai Tchaikovsky (brother of the composer), whereupon he assumed the name Georgii Nikolaevich Tchaikovsky, and was brought back from France to Russia.

In 1893 the composer wrote a humorous Polka de Salon for his nephew.

Georgii Tchaikovsky died in 1940, aged 57.