Johan Puke

Johan Puke (October 20, 1726, Klinte, Gotland – July 23,1756), 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. Johan Puke was the father of Johan af Puke, a Swedish naval officer who participated in the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790). In 1744 he became a Sargent in the artillery.