Erik Knudsen (1255-1303) was a Danish duke and Drost, the youngest son of Canute, Duke of Estonia and Jadviga of Rügen and therefore a grandson of Valdemar II of Denmark and cousin of his contemporary the king Eric V of Denmark.[1][2] In 1277 he was mentioned as a Junker.[1] In 1279 he lived in Zealand on his farm of Skarsholm and was the chairman of the county council.[3] In 1283 he was appointed as the Drost of Denmark.[1] In 1284 he was made the Duke of Southern Halland.[1] He was also the lord of Skarsholm. In 1285 he was knighted by the king of Sweden. He is buried in Ringsted.[1]
