Eugene Botkin was a physician who served as the court doctor for Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra starting in 1908. He frequently attended to the health of the Tsarevich Alexei, particularly regarding complications from haemophilia. Following the Russian Revolution, he chose to remain with the imperial family during their exile in Siberia. In July 1918, he was killed alongside the Romanovs by guards in Yekaterinburg. He is recognized as a saint in the Orthodox Church, where he is honored as a passion bearer.