Owned by the Same Family for 1000 Years. Tour of a Real French Chateau with its Owner.
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- Join us on an exclusive journey through time as we explore the historic Château de Bonneval (Nouvelle-Aquitaine/South West of France), a stunning piece of French heritage that has been in the Bonneval family for an entire millennium. Guided by the current owner, Géraud de Bonneval, this intimate tour provides a unique glimpse into the chateau's rich history and remarkable preservation.
In this video, Géraud leads us through a lot of different rooms of the castle. We’ll step into the serene chapel, a testament to the family’s legacy and faith, and delve into the archives room where the pages of history come alive with tales of the past.
Experience the elegance of the bedrooms, each with its own unique charm and history. As we move through these personal spaces, Géraud shares anecdotes and family stories, connecting the past with the present.
This tour is more than just a walkthrough of a historic building; it's a journey through the lives and times of the Bonneval family. From architectural marvels to intimate family tales, the Château de Bonneval offers a rare window into a thousand years of history.
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I just love that this family has managed to keep this chateau in their family. Thats an amazing feat by itself
They somehow managed the survive the French Revolution.
I love it too
Not hard if you've got $$$$$$$$$$...... And somehow it doesn't get diluted over centuries.
My mothers family had a fief in germany in meideval times....1100s - early 1700s. By 1700s there were too many family members to be supported by it....... So it was sold and the money was used to provide a scholarship fund to pay for education of family members. But that's the problem.... Wealth typically gets diluted through generations as more and more people must to live off of it.
When you consider the turbulent events in history that the family and chateau must have seen - plague, reformation, revolution, two world wars, etc, it really is an extraordinary achievement to have not only maintained the building, but to have retained ownership within the same family.
It's so nice to see that the family actually lives there. So many big castles are either not lived in at all or used just for the public to visit. Hopefully, the son or any other children will keep it in the family and take as much care of it as the previous generations have.
people hate on generational wealthy families these days but thank god for families like yours preserving our precious history.
I think that families that come from generational wealth are sometimes misunderstood, although I myself am quite prepared to disparage generational wealth when you have a bunch of no good, know nothing louts, that just flaunt their money and behave like baboons. I find these families that still inhabit the family seat take their duties very seriously nowadays. They are truly the keepers of history. Of course European history, also reeks of colonization and horrible crimes against humanity in other countries. Those are the horrors of those times. One cannot visit the sins of the father upon these people unless, of course, they are making those same sins themselves. I find it fascinating personally. I also watch, the American Viscountess, that married one of the Earls of Sandwich. I believe she is the second American, the first one being Viscountess Alberta. I hope I’m getting these titles correct. Being Canadian we tend to have close ties to both Britain and France. I am from Western Canada, and central Canada is more the French part of the country. Although the East Coast has provinces like New Brunswick, that also are very attached to the French. I admire this man for his humility, grace as well as his dedication to preserving and carrying on the family history. These are not the people you see on big yachts dripping in gold. These are the people that buy nothing but quality that lasts forever and instead of replacing it, they often repair it. THAT, is truly old money. Merci monsieur. ❤
@@hopesprings4967That is the difference between "old" money & "new" money. The old money usually has old culture & history. The new money tends to often be cultureless and somewhat crude, hence the flaunting. So the biggest difference I see is that this man actually has generational history (& culture) as opposed to generational wealth which often has no history and lityle culture with it.
As a side note you can always be cultured without excessive wealth, but the reverse is disasterous
I don't hate inherited wealth. That's what I want to give to my son. I hate Capitalism, which produces wealth exclusively
@@teemum.9023 I love free market capitalism. It's empowered me to develop a design agency and 2 print shops and make more money than I could ever imagine for myself as a college drop out. I think you may be confusing capitalism with crony-capitalism and monopolies.
@@teemum.9023 Yes! Brilliant, Capitalism is a failed system. I’d like to believe it came from a noble idea of expanding the middle class, my cynical/realistic side knows better. When Reagan introduced such a massive tax cut FOR the wealthy, that was the beginning of the end for the middle class. Without doubt, the wealthy elite own the politicians and write policy. Despicable.
What in the world is going on here? This gentleman is so gracious and knowledgeable that the time passed quickly. The fact that he and his wife are living with four (more or less) centuries of well documented history is unusual. Wonderful tour, and merci bien, Monsieur. I will most likely dream about this chateau!
You mean 1000 years and more. The first existence of this castle dates back to 930, when a fortress was built, attested by a stone bearing this date and inlaid in the masonry of the tower. The fortress underwent alterations in the 13th century. Around the 18th century, it stopped being a defensive fortress and became a château de plaisance with extensive alterations and the addition of the Renaissance-style interior gallery, among many others.
Noblesse oblige.
He is the descendant of the owners
You're just saying all that so he can let you move in
@@francinesicard464Windsor castle always comes up as the longest/oldest continually in habited castle, but it seems like this would be, so was it not lived in soon after 930?
Appreciate both homeowners who allowed us to come into their beautiful home, an also the interpreter which gave this an authentic French feel, cause he himself is French, so thank you so much, I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. God bless you an your families. May you continue your bloodline in your secured historical beauty. ❤
Spectacular château and history. It's mind-blowing that the same family has lived here for so many generations
Your home is magnificent! All that history and beauty. Thank you for sharing.
This was incredible! I really love the fact that the family lives and uses the entire chateau! You can tell that this chateau is bursting with life and love! Gorgeous!
Another fantastic presentation. What an incredible history behind this beautiful family home. It's always a plus to have the owner conduct the tour, but how rare and wonderful to have a docent who tracks his lineage at the Château for the past millennium. Amazing!
Thanks for the entertaining and enlightening tour.
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Շատ Օ,Քո չար? Բուն հայկական բառարմատներ են😅+բա հլը իմ բախտին,եղբայր Առյուծս էլ' նստած դիմավորեց,էդ կանգնել- մանգնել' չուզեց?Ալա Ասլան յան 6:10 😮+
Absolutely loved this one, how amazingly lucky/ blessed his family is to have such rich history, what a treasure. I enjoyed the dubbing, but would love to hear the original French speaker as well. My ancestry is from the Nouvelle France, ce serait agréable de lui écouter en français et aussi pratiquer la langue. Merci beaucoup pour cette Vlog et bonjour de la Californie.🌴☀️🙏🏻
Grande famille! Merci de garder l'histoire de votre famille. C'est incroyable!
Que joia preciosa esse castelo! E que família valorosa !!!!
Bonjour, thank you for sharing your family home/castle with us. It's absolutely beautiful, the rich history is fascinating. I love how it's remained in the family and has withstood the test of time.
I agree! This was a very interesting tour, and if I get a chance, I’d love to see it in person.
You do not know how fortunate you are to have this wealth of knowledge of your family. I have been doing mine and my husbands genealogy for years now. I absolutely love the searching and finding out those little tidbits of information. If I were in your shoes I would be sitting every evening in the archive room reading every bit of information there is in all those drawers. Everything is so amazingly laid out for you. I absolutely love your family's story. What a jewel you have in your families' genealogy. You are now the keeper of the Chateau. I hope your son and his wife will carry on when it is their time. 1000 years is amazingly wonderful. Thank you for taking us through yours and your ancestors story. What a privilege you have.
I would recommend to scan all those archive documents and keep them on some server hosts in the cloud
You had told us the very interesting history of that beautiful chateau. I could feel how proud you are as a descendant of so many generations who kept your home for centuries. Thank you for sharing this fantastic video.
Très beau château, belle histoire!❤(Osvaldo Cruz-SP-Brasil)
Having enjoyed your channel often. I must thank you for providing a translation in English. My French is so weak .
Thank you for sharing your amazing experiences of the world of France and its Chateau and gardens.
Fabulous that one family has lived in this beautiful castle for decades. The beauty is astounding. So much history and so well preserved.
he should get that data digitized in case of fire or some unknown disaster...that is a amazing treasure woth keeping for the future
1/14/24- this is really cool! Something that you just don’t see much in the USA.
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My kids will make the fourth generation to live on our farm.
Thank you for your perseverance and preservation
What a blessing to have such exactly knowledge of one's family and stewardship over such a chateau. I hope efforts have been made to digitize the records.
Merci for the lovely tour!
What a Fantastic home and thank you to So Chateau for the dubbing!
Thanks a lot for showing us your beautiful castle. Everything inthere is grandiose, and majestic. Congratulations! You really own a historic jewel.
Just so beautiful! 🥰
😊 very interesting. How wonderful that all that history is preserved. Beautiful chateau.
Beautiful! Thank you!
Magnificent tour thank you
Amazing rooms, and a wonderful chateaux! Thanks for sharing
Absolutely amazing.
Beautiful. Thank you
Compleately breathtaking. The compressive history of the chateau is so very interesting.
Loved it I can only dream of living in such a place .. Thank you for sharing.
Que joia preciosa esse castelo! E que família valorosa !!!! E Dona Amélia , e Dona Martha ! uma brasileiras!!!🇧🇷❤️ fiquei emocionada com a imagem de Nossa Senhora Aparecida!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you sir, for sharing with us. You have a beautiful home.❤
This is a truly great historical video.
That was incredible! I loved the mantle incorporating a part of the bed of Diane de Partiers bed. There are so many interesting things in this castle I’m going to have to watch it again. Thank you for this wonderful tour!
I love, love, love and appreciate the effort to translate these to English.
what a lovely home- thank you for sharing it with us
Excellent vid. Love the background information along with the tour . Well done!
Wonderful video. Thank you for all your hard work to preserve your family history and therefore a piece of history for everyone of us.
Thank you for a beautifully detailed history of your castle. It is absolutely gorgeous. How fantastic to be in the family for all those years. A real treasure.
This is absolutely incredible.
Incredible. To build a castle/home and have your family live there for hundreds and hundreds of years… wow
The court yard would be an amazing place for a Christmas Market
So very beautiful thank you
What an incredible history behind this beautiful family home. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
Stunning
Tres bien, magnifique!!! Here's to the next 1000 years. I must visit :) Merci x
Thank you Sir, very enjoyable tour of your magnificent home.
You are so lucky to have your genealogy completely done for you. Your home is amazingly beautiful.
I enjoyed this greatly, thank you.
Thank you for the tour ! Beautiful History!
This was wonderful! So informative! The history of this castle is so vast and so interesting! I LOVE THIS, THANK YOU❣❣❣
Impressionant, merci d'avoir partagé
Wow! Beautiful, I can’t wait to travel to France to visit many Chateaus.
Wonderful & informative tour! When I get to France this has just gone on my "myst stop here" list. Thank You Sir for sharing your home, history & stories about your beautiful home & entertaining presentation.
Thank you sir❤ for sharing ur family history
Beautiful!!! I will most definitely come to see this place when I'm there! Thank you for the English subtitles 🥰
C’est très incroyable! J’adore les décors!
I’m from Iowa but have learned French for awhile. I love the mix of eras. They become one and are just beautifully crafted. I could spend all day there. Thank you for the tour. Would have loved to have seen other areas not so well known. Merci beaucoup! ❤
wonderful, thank you
What a magnificent treasure and fascinating family. I hope I get to see this castle someday.
Very well done!
Amazing place. The incredible art work, be it wood carved doors or chests, tapestries, paintings, etc. are stunning. I’d love to see them. To have a family chateau that has been in one family for a thousand years is remarkable.
Greetings from Serbia! We love your Dokus.Great storys!
What a beautiful legacy.
Magnificent!
Thats just amazing
Magnifique, Powerful Family history, Gorgeous Home, 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🌟⭐️💯👑👍💎.
The voice over in this one is good. Just a little in the background. Amazing
I want to see EVERYTHING in the archive!!!!!! 😮❤
Magnifique!
This is outstanding. Thank you for sharing
Love the tour. Now back to the reality of life
Such magnificent craftsmanship throughout. The preservation of the history here is museum quality
Great thank you very much!!!
Very nice and a very good tour.
Wonderful
The chapel is so beautiful & dignified. Thank you for sharing it and your family's home.
Amazing! Definitely got your stuff together!
This has to be the best tour of a castle ever. The way the owner explained things was clear. If only I cud visit it. I'll just dream 😊😊. Thank u from Fiji for the wonderful amazing video. The architecture was brilliant and amazing. I cud just walk around thru this castle and feel I'm back in time.. Love it. 🌹💛❤️💛🙏💕
EXCELENTE LA DEDICACIÓN, Y LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA HISTORIA, FELICITACIONES!
Wow! Look at the wood worm holes on that beautifully carved wall panel.
Very enjoyable and beautiful
What a gorgeous home!
The best voiceover / translation I have ever heard.
It makes the viewing so much better than the usual 'bush league' translations and closed captions.
thank you.
Beautiful 😍❤
Amazing home ❤
Magnificent.
Simply LOVELY ❤
Thank you for sharing your heritage. It is amazing. To see a family holding together for 1000 years. I will visit it next time when in EU. 😮
Beautiful
Amazing
Great tour! Awesome castle. Lots of Orange!!!🍊 The paintings above the doors are called a Trumeau despite a Trumeau often having a mirror with a painted panel above it, they also are placed over doors
Awesome tour - what a great way to go back in time to a far away land. 😂 I couldn’t help but be reminded of the movie “The man in the iron mask” when the owner stepped through the hidden passage into the king’s room.