He was a minor when he succeeded his father Henry III as count, so ruled initially under the regency of his uncles, John of Puisaye, Theobald, Bishop of Liège, and Renaud, Bishop of Metz (his mother Eleanor had been dead since 1298).
In 1310, he married Mary, daughter of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy,[2] and was declared to have attained his majority.
In 1324, he was again allied in military operations with the duke of Lorraine, and also with the king of Bohemia, John, and the Archbishop of Trier, Baldwin of Luxembourg.
Edward demanded compensation for garrisoning the city with his own troops during a conflict with the bishop of Verdun.
In 1336, Edward died in a shipwreck off the coast of Famagusta, Cyprus, while en route to a Crusade.