To raise funds for this he was betrothed to Philippa, daughter of the count of Hainaut.
While residing here he captivated and seduced the beautiful daughter of the prince, Philippa, sister of the empress Maria.
Queenborough Castle was built about 1361 by Edward III., who named the town after Queen Philippa and made it a free borough, with a governing body of a mayor and two bailiffs.
Its inhabitants were saved from massacre by the devotion of Eustache de St Pierre and six of the chief citizens, who were themselves spared at the prayer of Queen Philippa.
In the summer he took part in an abortive campaign against the Scots, and was married to Philippa at York on the 24th of January 1328.