Gustav Adolf Skytte af Duderhoff

Gustav Adolf Skytte of Duderhoff was a Swedish nobleman and pirate. Born as the child of baron Jacob Skytte and Anna Bjelkenstjerna, he became a pirate at the age of 20 and plundered ships in the Baltic Sea together with his noble accomplices.

He was described as charming and made a good impression when he grew up. In 1657, Skytte hired a Dutch ship together with some of his friends. Out on the sea, the noblemen murdered the captain and took over the ship, which they used as a pirate ship, attacking ships in the Baltic Sea. They forced the crew to swear their allegiance to them. One of his colleagues was his brother-in-law Gustaf Drake, the husband of his sister Anna Christina, who was also involved. When one of their accomplices wanted to stop, Drake and Anna had him killed. They pursued this secret business from a base in Blekinge, Sweden.

In 1663, their pirate activity was exposed. Gustaf Drake and Anna Christina left the country, but Skytte was arrested and put on trial. He was convicted of piracy and was executed in Jönköping, after which his mother was said to have "died of grief". He was said to have died regretting his crimes.