Johan Puke

Johan Puke (October 20,^[1][2] 1726,^[3][4][5][6] Klinte,^[1][2] Gotland^[7][2][4][8] – July 23^{[1][2][7][9][10]},1756^[3][4][5][6]), was a Swedish officer. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa Ulrika, the Coup of 1756.^[3][11]

In 1744 he became a Sargent in the artillery.^{[2][8][12][13]}

Johan Puke was the father of Johan af Puke,^[3][4][11] a Swedish naval officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790).