Ingegerd was born a princess in the court of  King Olof Skötkonung.
 In 1015,  after Olaf II of Norway assumed the throne as King of Norway,
he proposed a royal marriage alliance.
In 1016, noblemen of both countries tried to arrange a marriage between King Olaf and Princess Ingegerd.
 Olof Skötkonung agreed at first but later he reneged.
Rather he agreed to the marriage of his daughter, Astrid Olavsdatter to King Olaf.

Olof Skötkonung subsequently arranged for the  marriage of Princess Ingegerd to the powerful  Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Novgorod with whom Sweden had a flourishing trade relationship.
The marriage took place in 1019.
 
Once in Kiev, Ingegerd had her name changed to the Greek Irene.
According to several sagas, she received as a marriage gift Ladoga and adjacent lands, which later became known as Ingria, arguably a corruption of Ingegerd's name.
She arranged for her father's cousin, jarl Ragnvald Ulfsson, to rule in her stead.

Together Ingegerd and Yaroslav had six sons and four daughters; three of the latter becoming Queens of France, Hungary, and Norway.
The whole family is depicted in one of the frescoes of the Saint Sophia.
Ingegerd was born a princess in the court of  King Olof Skötkonung.  In 1015,  after Olaf II of Norway assumed the throne as King of Norway,
he proposed a royal marriage alliance. In 1016, noblemen of both countries tried to arrange a marriage between King Olaf and Princess Ingegerd.  Olof Skötkonung agreed at first but later he reneged. Rather he agreed to the marriage of his daughter, Astrid Olavsdatter to King Olaf. 
Olof Skötkonung subsequently arranged for the  marriage of Princess Ingegerd to the powerful  Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Novgorod with whom Sweden had a flourishing trade relationship. The marriage took place in 1019.  
Once in Kiev, Ingegerd had her name changed to the Greek Irene. According to several sagas, she received as a marriage gift Ladoga and adjacent lands, which later became known as Ingria, arguably a corruption of Ingegerd's name. She arranged for her father's cousin, jarl Ragnvald Ulfsson, to rule in her stead.
Together Ingegerd and Yaroslav had six sons and four daughters; three of the latter becoming Queens of France, Hungary, and Norway. The whole family is depicted in one of the frescoes of the Saint Sophia.
Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden