Edward’s joy at the birth of his heir went some way to assuaging his terrible grief over Piers Gaveston, and he gave his son his title of earl of Chester within days of his birth, and showered him with gifts and lands. In December, Edward granted the enormous sum of eighty pounds annually to Isabella’s steward John Launge and his wife Joan for bringing him news of the birth (though he was also at Windsor at the time), which gave them a higher income than some knights. By the time he was a few weeks old, Edward of Windsor had his own household of many dozens of people, and Edward and Isabella visited him occasionally. (Edward II- the Unconventional King by Kathryn Warner)
