Her father was in debt to the foreigners, so Kamehameha III bought the palace from him.

They sited it at the site by buying in the 17th century the palace of Cardinal Belmosto.

Muhammad Ali Pasha bought the palace in early 19th century to use as a royal guesthouse.

The Piarist monks bought the palace in 1756 and established a collegiate and a printing house.

Later, in Sylvaria, Mary arranges to buy the royal palace, and is shocked to learn the true identity of her friend the "aide".

She decides that, having bought the palace, she must also have "the prince that goes with it".

The dowager queen Charlotte Amalie bought the palace in 1700, and her name has remained with it ever since.

She bought the palace in 1789 and she ordered its reconstruction and refurbishment the following year.

The Spanish crown bought the palace from the Cortés family in 1562 to house the Viceregal Palace.

In 1750, Heinrich von Brühl bought the palace as a residence.