Basina of Thuringen Of The Salian Birth: 438 Death: 477 (aged 38-39) Burial: Saint-Brice Church, Tournai, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium Memorial #: 144294654 Bio: Basina OF THURINGIA 438-477 BIRTH ABT. 438 DEATH 477 Basina of Thuringia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 13th century depiction of Basina and Childeric I. Basina or Basine (c. 438 - 477) was a queen of Thuringia in the middle of the fifth century. Biography She left her husband, king Bisinus 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, even if I have to cross the ocean for him".[1] This remark of hers may have been related to Childeric's successful invasion of the Roman Empire and his attempt to settle a Frankish kingdom on Roman soil. She is the mother of the man who is remembered as the founder of the Frankish realm and modern France. She and her husband Childeric named their son Chlodovech, but he is better remembered under his Latinized name, Clovis I. King Childeric's maternal grandparents were the same as Basina's paternal grandparents- they both shared their grandfather Clovis of Cologne of the Riparian Franks (399-448). 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 women of the German clans, but highly uncommon for the Romans. Marriage and children In 463, Basina married Childeric I, son of Merovech and his wife, and had the following children: Clovis I (466 - 511). Audofleda (467 - 511). Queen of the Ostrogoths. Wife of Theodoric the Great Lanthilde (468 - ¿¿??). Aboflede (470 - ¿¿??). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basina_of_Thuringia Family Members Spouses Childeric I Of The Salian Franks 436-481 Bisinus King of Thuringen Children Clovis I 466-511 Originally Created by: Our Family History (47719401) Added: 28 Mar 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144294654/basina-of_the_salian Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/144294654/basina-of_the_salian : accessed 10 August 2021), memorial page for Basina of Thuringen Of The Salian (438-477), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144294654, citing Saint-Brice Church, Tournai, Arrondissement de Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium ; Maintained by Our Family History (contributor 47719401) .