Forms of address between social peers, 18th Century Germany
How would two men from Hesse-- good friends, both of the same social standing-- address each other informally in the 1770's? When speaking with each other privately or in the company of other close friends, would they use each other's first names? Last names? Titles?
They are both in the lower nobility (barons or freiherrs). Character A has just lent Character B a considerable amount of money-- would being indebted to Character A change the way they address each other?
I seem to be only coming up with discussions of 'du' vs. 'Sie,' and formal manners of address.
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Wiki article on German names; German forms of address, German manner of address, German style, German use of first names, and various permutations thereof.
They are both in the lower nobility (barons or freiherrs). Character A has just lent Character B a considerable amount of money-- would being indebted to Character A change the way they address each other?
I seem to be only coming up with discussions of 'du' vs. 'Sie,' and formal manners of address.
Searched:
Wiki article on German names; German forms of address, German manner of address, German style, German use of first names, and various permutations thereof.