A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Basine, or Basin
BASINE, OR BASIN,
Was the wife of Basin, king of Thuringia. Childeric, king of France, driven from his dominions by his people, sought an asylum with the king of Thuringia; and during his residence at that court, Basine conceived a strong attachment for him. Childeric was at length restored to his kingdom; and a short time after, he beheld with surprise the queen of Thuringia present herself before him. "Had I known a more valiant hero than yourself," said she to Childeric, "I should have fled over the seas to his arms." Childeric received her gladly, and married her. She became the mother, in 467, of the great Clovis, the first Christian king of France.