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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Not knowing the first thing about these sort of protocols: would it ever have been appropriate for friends and/or intimates to refer to her as "Lady Felicia" in the '50s? I only ask because that's primarily the people she's interacting with on the show. Or would it always be "Lady Montague" or "Felicia" (depending on familiarity and setting)?
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Originally Posted by Hitch
If she is titled in her own right, (daughter of so-and-so) she could indeed be Lady Felicia to her intimates. (Or Felicia, to equally-titled peers or superiors). If she married to the title, though, she would be Lady Montague, only. Not Lady Felicia. (or speaking of her indirectly, the Countess of Montague.)
Confusing, right? And most of the methods of address are dependent upon who YOU are, too.
Hitch
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Yep. Lady Felicia is not a familiar form for Lady Montague; it’s two different things.
And then there’s Sid. One’s servant wouldn’t address one as “Lady Felicia” or even “Lady Montague.” He’d address her as “My lady” and refer to her in the third person as “her ladyship”.