Erik Knutsson

Erik Knutsson
Coin of King Erik c. 1210
King of Sweden
Reign1208–1216
PredecessorSverker Karlsson
SuccessorJohan Sverkersson
Bornc. 1180
Died10 April 1216 (aged 35–36)
Näs Castle on the island of Visingsö
Burial
SpouseRikissa of Denmark
IssueSophia Eriksdotter
Martha Eriksdotter
Ingeborg Eriksdotter
Marianna Eriksdotter
Erik Eriksson
HouseErik
FatherKnut Eriksson
Motherpossibly Cecilia Johansdotter

Erik Knutsson (Old Norse: Eiríkr Knútsson; c. 1180 – 10 April 1216), sometimes known as Eric X,[1] was King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as Erik the Survivor (Swedish: Erik som överlevde), he was, at his accession to the throne, the only remaining son of King Knut Eriksson and his queen, whose name may have been Cecilia.

  1. ^ Referring to Erik Knutsson as King Eric X is a later invention, counting backwards from Eric XIV (1560–68). He and his brother Charles IX (1604–1611) adopted numerals according to a fictitious history of Sweden. The number of Swedish monarchs named Eric before Eric XIV (at least seven) is unknown, going back into prehistory, and none of them used numerals.