She was a daughter of Gyula of Transylvania , an Eastern Orthodox Hungarian chieftain. She became the wife of Geza, the son of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.
Sarlota was a powerful woman who influenced her husband in regards to his governmental choices, but was watched suspiciously by the Catholic missionaries who believed her to be an insatiable drinker, and thought her to be guilty of manslaughter.
After the death of her husband on 997, a distant cousin declared his right to rule according to Hungarian tradition, but he was defeated by her son, Stephen, who became the first King of Hungary.
Her children were:
* Judith, wife of the future King Boleslaw I of Poland and the future Tsar Gaveil Radomir of Bulgaria
* Stephen, King of Hungary
* unk daughter, wife of Otto Orselol, Doge of Venice
* unk daughter, wife of Ling Samuel Aba of Hungary
Bio by Anne Stevens
She was a daughter of Gyula of Transylvania , an Eastern Orthodox Hungarian chieftain. She became the wife of Geza, the son of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians.
Sarlota was a powerful woman who influenced her husband in regards to his governmental choices, but was watched suspiciously by the Catholic missionaries who believed her to be an insatiable drinker, and thought her to be guilty of manslaughter.
After the death of her husband on 997, a distant cousin declared his right to rule according to Hungarian tradition, but he was defeated by her son, Stephen, who became the first King of Hungary.
Her children were:
* Judith, wife of the future King Boleslaw I of Poland and the future Tsar Gaveil Radomir of Bulgaria
* Stephen, King of Hungary
* unk daughter, wife of Otto Orselol, Doge of Venice
* unk daughter, wife of Ling Samuel Aba of Hungary
Bio by Anne Stevens
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