Sarolt

Sarolt
Grand Princess of the Hungarians
.Stephen's birth depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Tenure	before 972 – c. 997
Born	c. 950
Died	c. 1008
Burial	St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Székesfehérvár
Spouse	Géza of Hungary
Issue	Judith of Hungary Margareth, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria Saint Stephen Maria, Dogaressa of Venice Gizella, Queen of Hungary
House	House of Arpad
Father	Gyula of Transylvania

Sarolt (c. 950 – c. 1008) was wife of Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.

She was a daughter of Gyula of Transylvania and was probably educated in the Eastern Orthodox faith. She was married to Géza, the son of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, who succeeded his father before 972.

Sarolt exerted a powerful influence on her husband which allowed her to also influence his government. She was watched with suspicion by Catholic missionaries. The chronicles accused her of drinking insatiably and even committing manslaughter.

After her husband's death in 997, one of his distant cousins Koppány, who declared his claim to the leadership of the Magyars against her son, Stephen (Vajk), wanted to marry Sarolt, referring to the Hungarian tradition. Koppány, nevertheless, was defeated, and shortly afterward Sarolt's son was crowned as the first King of Hungary.

Her name (Šar-oldu) is of Turkic origin and means "white weasel". She was also called "Beleknegini" by her Slavic subjects, which means "white queen".

Married to Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (c. 945 – 997)