Cheong had eight wives and many more houses, but his favourite residence was the mansion he built on the island of Penang, in the bustling trading port of George Town.
The town of Falkland was a favourite residence of Scottish royalty, and seven Scottish kings are buried at the Abbey Church of Dunfermline Abbey.
Melun, which was called Melodunum by the Romans, became the favourite residence of the kings of France in medieval times.
As lord warden of the Cinque Ports, he died at Walmer Castle, his favourite residence, from a stroke in 1852.
Rebuilt by the Merovingian kings, Worms became a bishopric about 600 and a favourite residence of the Carolingian and Salian emperors.
Founded in 922 to protect rich silver mines discovered in the Rammelsberg mountain, it became a favourite residence of the early Holy Roman emperors.
It was a favourite residence of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II, who there assembled the Parliament that passed the Constitutions of Melfi.
Peebles, which gained royal burgh status in 1367, grew up under the shelter of the royal castle, which was a favourite residence of the Scottish kings when they hunted in nearby Ettrick Forest.
In September 1056 he fell sick in his favourite residence, the imperial palace at Bodfeld near Goslar, and, having assured the succession of his son Henry, he died in October.
Originally a Roman spa called Aquisgranum, Aachen rose to prominence in the late 8th century during the rule of Charlemagne, becoming his favourite residence and a centre of Western culture and learning.
