Sarolt of Transylvania
- Born: Cir 950
- Marriage (1): Grand Prince Géza of Hungary before 972
- Died: After 997
 General Notes:
She was probably educated in the Eastern Orthodox faith. She was married to Géza, the son of Taksony, High Prince of the Magyars, 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 suspiciously 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 (ar-oldu) is of Turkic origin and means "white weasel".
She was also called "Beleknegini" by her Slavic subjects that means "white queen".
Sarolt married Grand Prince Géza of Hungary, son of High Prince Taksony of Hungary of the Magyars and Unknown, before 972. (Grand Prince Géza of Hungary was born circa 945 and died in 997.)
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