Editing Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (section)

===Possession of the Estaing castle===
[[File:Estaing - Chateau 4.jpg|left|upright|thumb|The Estaing castle in 2007]]
In 2005 he and his brother bought the castle of [[Estaing, Aveyron|Estaing]], formerly a possession of the above-mentioned Admiral d'Estaing who was beheaded in 1794.<ref name=BBCobit/><ref name=castle>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/giscard-destaing-a-victim-of-chateau-slump-881406.html|title=Giscard d'Estaing a victim of chateau slump|date=31 July 2008|publisher=The Independent.uk|access-date=3 December 2020}}</ref> The brothers never used the castle as a residence but for its symbolic value, and they explained the purchase, supported by the local municipality, as an act of patronage.<ref name=castle/> However, a number of major newspapers in several countries questioned their motives and some hinted at self-appointed nobility and a usurped historical identity.<ref>''Le Monde'' 24 December 4, AFP Toulouse 23 December 4, ''Le Figaro'' 22 January 5, ''[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]]'' 15 February 5, ''The Sunday Times'' 16 January 05</ref><ref name=castle/> The castle was put up for sale in 2008 for €3&nbsp;million<ref name=castle/> and is now the property of the Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tourisme-aveyron.com/en/diffusio/sites-visit/chateau-d-estaing-estaing_TFO16017250270|title=CHÂTEAU D'ESTAING|publisher=Agence de Développement Touristique de l'Aveyron|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>