George and Nicholas, his brother and later emperor, had a sitting-room, dining room, playroom and bedroom, all simply furnished.

[2] Because of his parents' happy marriage he was brought up in an atmosphere of love and security that was missing in many royal households at the time.

The Empress was distressed for both her sons: George, whose sickness affected her deeply, and Nicholas, who was now deprived of his brother's company.

[6] Nicholas also later returned home early following a failed assassination attempt on his life by Tsuda Sanzō, known as the Ōtsu incident.

At the time, Nicholas had no children, thus, according to the laws of succession of the Russian Empire, the Grand Duke George became Tsesarevich, the heir presumptive to the throne.

[9] Nicholas wrote to his brother, "Constantly pray to God to send you a full and speedy recovery, and to comfort you because it is so much more difficult to be alone after such great sorrow than it is for us who are at least together!"

By the time they found him, a peasant woman had already discovered him collapsed at the side of the road, blood oozing from his mouth as he struggled to breathe.

[15] Queen Victoria wrote to Nicholas II, "Pray to accept the expression of my sincerest sympathy in this great sorrow, for I know the affection you had for your poor brother Georgy, whose life was so sad and lonely.

"[15] The Dowager Empress telegraphed Queen Victoria, "Thank you so much for kind sympathy in this terrible sudden bereavement... My poor dearest son died quite alone.

"[14] On 14 July 1899 George was laid to rest in the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, not far from his late father, Alexander III.

When the coffin was lowered into the tomb, Maria Feodorovna stood next to Xenia holding her arm-in-arm, but quickly left the service as a result of her grief.

[16] George's title as heir presumptive was passed to his younger brother Michael until the birth of Nicholas' son Alexei in 1904.

After the completion of DNA testing, the remains of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich were once again laid to rest not far from those of his older brother and family.