Historical clue formulations

• England's George V vis-à-vis Russia's Nicholas II — 2026-08-14
• Cricket, to a grasshopper, or vice versa — 2017-05-26
• "Kissing" relative — 2015-04-20
• One may be removed — 2014-12-21
• "The Country ___" (1936 Oscar-winning Disney short) — 2011-12-09
• One who may be removed — 2011-05-01
• Balzac's "___ Bette" — 2008-09-13
• Close relative — 2007-03-11
• Kissin' kin — 2001-03-13
• Term of familiarity — 1997-08-21