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Basina, Princess Of Thuringia
444 - 489 (45 years)-
Name Basina Suffix Princess Of Thuringia Birth 444 Thuringia, Germany 
Gender Female _FSFTID GYR7-4MK _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GYR7-4MK _UID BB05D86167CF4414AAB92BAB7D2FE7CA1D9E Death 489 Person ID I8576 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 4 Sep 2024
Father Banin Chlodwig I (King Of Cologne), b. 415, Cologne, Westphalia, Germany d. 455 (Age 40 years) Mother Basina Of Saxony, b. 417, Saxony, Germany d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F4319 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Bisinus (King Of The Thuringian Franks), b. Thuringia, Germany d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 460 Children 1. Berthaire I (Bertaire) (Bertachar) (King Of The Thuringe), b. 462, Thuringia, Germany d. 526, Thuringia, Germany (Age 64 years)2. Hermanfrid (King Of The Thuringians), b. 472 d. 532 (Age 60 years) Family ID F4337 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
Family 2 King Childeric I of the FRANCS, b. 436, Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium d. 26 Nov 481, Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium (Age 45 years) Marriage 464 Germany Children 1. Audofleda, b. 465 d. 30 Apr 526, Ravenna, Italy (Age 61 years)2. King Clovis I "The Great", of France, b. 466, Tournai, Hainault, Wallonia, Belgium d. 27 Nov 511, Church Of St Pierre, Paris, France (Age 45 years)3. Lanthechild, b. 469 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F4338 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Photos Basina of Thuringia
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Notes - Basina (Basine, Basina II), was queen of Thuringia in the middle of the fifth century. She left her husband king Bisinus (Basinus I) and went to Roman Gaul. She herself took the initiative to ask for the hand of Childeric I, king of the Franks, and married him. For as she herself said, "I want to have the most powerful man in the world". This remark of her may have been related to Childeric's successful invasion of the Roman Empire and his attempt to settle a Frankish kingdom on Roman soil.
Basina's name is probably Low Franconian for 'female boss'. She is the mother of the man who is remembered as the founder of the Frankish realm and modern France. She (not her husband Childeric) named her son Chlodovech, but he is better remembered under his Latinized name Clovis I. The simple fact that Chlodovech's name comes from Basina is remarkable since it was a common practice for the Franks to name a son after a member of the family of the male-line of ancestors. Through the ages historians have been intrigued by the story of Basina since she obviously acted as a player and not as bystander — which is not uncommon for the women of the Franks, but highly uncommon for the Italians.
- Basina (Basine, Basina II), was queen of Thuringia in the middle of the fifth century. She left her husband king Bisinus (Basinus I) and went to Roman Gaul. She herself took the initiative to ask for the hand of Childeric I, king of the Franks, and married him. For as she herself said, "I want to have the most powerful man in the world". This remark of her may have been related to Childeric's successful invasion of the Roman Empire and his attempt to settle a Frankish kingdom on Roman soil.