Historic past of essere and avere (fu, ebbe)

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dynasty
la dinastia
influential
influente
That dynasty was truly influential in Italy.
Quella dinastia fu veramente influente in Italia.
wealth
la ricchezza
prestige
il prestigio
They had immense wealth, therefore their prestige was great.
Ebbero una ricchezza immensa, perciò il loro prestigio fu grande.
duke
il duca
cruel
crudele
The dukes of that family were certainly cruel.
I duchi di quella famiglia furono sicuramente crudeli.
pope
il papa
alliance
l'alleanza
The pope had a secret alliance with the foreign king.
Il papa ebbe un'alleanza nascosta con il re straniero.
dominion
il dominio
territory
il territorio
The duke's dominion over these territories was strong.
Il dominio del duca su questi territori fu forte.
The dynasties had many soldiers in their territories.
Le dinastie ebbero molti soldati nei loro territori.
The pope, with whom they had an alliance, was very influential.
Il papa, con il quale ebbero un'alleanza, fu molto influente.
They had great riches, but their enemies were cruel.
Ebbero grandi ricchezze, ma i loro nemici furono crudeli.
The king had a lot of prestige in the new alliances.
Il re ebbe molto prestigio nelle nuove alleanze.
They had the dominion of the sea, therefore they were strong.
Ebbero il dominio del mare, quindi furono forti.
Their dynasty had many problems, but its prestige was immense.
La loro dinastia ebbe molti problemi, ma il suo prestigio fu immenso.
They were cruel lords for the citizens of the territory.
Furono signori crudeli per i cittadini del territorio.