Erik Brahe, (born 4 September 1552) at Sundholmen Castle in Västergötland, died 15 April 1614 in Danzig in Poland, was a Swedish governor, councilor and count of Visingsborg.

[1] He married on 24 June 1582 at Harburg Castle in Braunschweig in Germany Duchess Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1553–1618) of the Welf family, daughter of Duke Otto II of Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Harburg (1528–1603) and Countess Margareta von Schwarzburg -Leutenberg (1529–1559).

Duke Karl had had enough of all the scandals and wanted to bring Visingsborg into the crown with the justification that the count "was found guilty of fornication, not once but many trips".

But Erik got to keep the county and his favorite at the time, Anna Filipsdotter Kern, was able to give birth to their son Gustav on Visingsö in 1598 (see Örnevinge).

His interesting diary entries, written in cipher, which were found and referenced by Sven Tunberg, give an unusual for its time insight into the private affairs of a nobleman.