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496 Years.
Le Roi soleil - The Sun King
They started building the actual Palace in 1662 and in 1682 the King Louis XIV and Queen (Madame de Maintenon, his second wife) and their whole court moved in. The Palace was officially never finished, since Louis XIV had a lot more construction planned, but that never happened.
Lots of people have lived in Hampton Court. It was originally built by Cardinal Wolsey. After his death it came into the possession of Henry VIII and has been a royal palace ever since. It is no longer a royal residence and no monarchs have lived there since George II. George III didnt even set foot inside
This may surprise you but there isn't actually a dungeon at Hampton court. But really it is perfectly logical. Why would the king of England want criminals in his house? I mean they could escape and kill him or anything.