Basin, Thomas

Basin, Thomas

▪ French bishop and historian
born 1412, Caudebec, France
died Dec. 3, 1491, Utrecht [now in The Netherlands]

      French bishop and historian.

      After studying liberal arts at Paris and law at Pavia and Leuven (Louvain), Basin took part in the Council of Basel before returning to teach canon law at Caen. In 1447 he became bishop of Lisieux. After the French recovery of Normandy from the English (1450), he served Charles VII of France faithfully and was appointed one of the royal counselors. His refusal to support the revolt of the dauphin Louis (Louis XI) was a cause of the latter's animosity toward him when Louis finally became king (1461). Basin went into exile and renounced his bishopric.

      Basin's principal work, a history of the reigns of Charles VII and Louis XI, was written in Latin between 1471 and 1487 in a style imitating that of ancient classical historians. It is a valuable testimony on his times but is marred to some extent by his dislike of Louis XI.

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