Mikhail Shein

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Mikhail Borisovich Shein (Михаил Борисович Шеин, /ˈʂɛ.ɪn/) (late 1570s–1634) was a leading Russian general during the reign of Tsar Mikhail Romanov. Despite his tactical skills and successful military career, he ended up losing his army in a failed attempt to besiege Smolensk and being executed for this defeat. The first Russian generalissimo, Aleksey Shein, was his great grandson.