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Mary Anne Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield (née Evans; 11 November 1792 – 15 December 1872) was a British peeress and society figure who was the wife of the British statesman Benjamin Disraeli.
29 dic 2014 · The wife of Benjamin Disraeli, 19th-century Britain’s most important conservative politician, Mary Anne prattled on nonstop—“very vulgar,” Queen Victoria thought upon first meeting her.
25 feb 2015 · Mary Anne Lewis first met Benjamin Disraeli when he ran as second to her husband, an undistinguished MP. She recognized his gifts, intellectual and oratorial, from the start, and, an...
The long, happy and unlikely marriage of the great Conservative leader Disraeli and his wife Mary Anne, 12 years his senior, is analysed thoughtfully in Daisy Hay’s new book.
27 mar 2015 · Unlike most contemporary couples, whose sweet nothings vanish into the electronic ether almost as soon as they're exchanged, famed British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and his wife, Mary...
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Born November 11, 1792, in Exeter, England; died on December 15, 1872, in Buckinghamshire, England; daughter of John Evans and Eleanor (Viney) Evans; married Wyndham Lewis, in January 1815 (died 1838); married Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881, prime minister of England), in August 1839; no children.
An unusual story of Victorian romance and politics, Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli moves beyond the anecdotes to reveal the interior life of one of Britain's most influential couples. Often eclipsed by Benjamin, Mary Anne had at least as much political acumen as her husband, and this dual biography shows that she was frequently his voice of reason.
