Johan Puke (October 20, 1726,

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– 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

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. Johan Puke was the father of Johan af Puke, a Swedish naval officer who participated in the

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. In 1744 he became a Sargent in the artillery.

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* Stålsvärd (Ståhlsverd), Magnus i Nordisk familjebok (andra upplagan, 1918) {{DEFAULTSORT:Puke, Johan 1726 births 1756 deaths Executed Swedish people People executed by Sweden by decapitation 18th-century Swedish military personnel 18th-century executions by Sweden People executed for treason against Sweden Age of Liberty people