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Nothing is really known about this Volodimerovna. The name given her by scholars studying the time period is Premislava, but that is most likely a creation of the modern period as it does not exist in any primary sources. [6] What is recorded is that a Volodimerovna married Ladislaus of Hungary. [7] Ladislaus was the first cousin of King St. Stephen of Hungary, and a direct descendant of Árpád, the semilegendary founder of the Hungarian royal house.The noble birth of both participants ensures that this was a dynastic marriage, even though no records exist to explain the circumstances or agreement. Volodimer did attempt to improve the foreign policy position of Rus′ by using dynastic marriage, so it seems likely that this marriage to a member of the Hungarian royal house would have furthered that goal. In fact, at the end of 996 the PVL records that Volodimer lived in peace with neighboring rulers, including Stephen of Hungary. [8] This record may be a remembrance of the tie made between Rus′ and Hungary by the marriage of this Volodimerovna and Ladislaus, a marriage that would have assured closer relations between the two kingdoms. [9]
Ladislaus and Volodimer’s daughter were the historical heirs of the Árpád dynasty until its extinction.She bore three sons, Andrew, Béla, and Levente. [10] . Andrew played on his familial relations and went to Rus′ in search of aid when he was in exile from Hungary. While there he found a bride for himself as well, increasing the closeness of ties between the Rjurikids and the Árpáds in the early eleventh century.