[5] The infant Andrew's nanny was Alice of French origin, a lady-in-waiting of Queen Yolanda of Courtenay, his father's second spouse.
[4] His betrothal to Isabella, a daughter of Leo I, King of Cilicia was decided by their parents during his father's return from the Holy Land in early 1218.
The Hungarian king renounced Halych and arranged a marriage alliance between his youngest son, Andrew, and Mstislav's daughter Elena (also known as Maria) in order to secure Coloman's release.
Their father tried to obtain a papal exemption from these conditions and asked for the transfer of the royal title of Coloman to Andrew, but Pope Honorius refused the request.
Therefore, some Hungarian historians questioned the narration of the Old Ruthenian work, considering the young Andrew died in 1224 at the latest and his betrothal with Mstislav's daughter never took effect.
[13] His reign was supposed to prepare the incorporation of the Orthodox Church in Halych to the Hungarian ecclesiastical organization, but no steps were taken in this direction due to political instability.
Consolidating his rule and foreign relations, Danylo launched a military campaign against Andrew's territory in 1230 (the Galician–Volhynian Chronicle incorrectly put the year of attack to 1229).
Zsoldos argued the skirmish was part of wider conflict between Andrew II and his elder sons, Béla and Coloman, who strongly opposed his economic reforms and internal policy.
[17] Only a smaller faction of the local boyars supported Danylo's realm in Halych, several conspiracies and assassination attempts took place against him within a year.
He crossed the Carpathian Mountains and laid siege to Halych together with his Cuman allies led by Bortz in 1230 (or 1229, if GVC is correct), but he could not seize the town and withdrew his troops.
Andrew plausibly formed an alliance with Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Chernigov in order to attack Vladimir IV Rurikovich, but the latter routed them at Beloberezhye along the river Sluch in the winter of 1232–1233, according to Ukrainian historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky.
[21] Despite the internal conflicts with the church, Andrew II also prepared to departure for Halych too but had to continue his negotiations which led to the oath of Bereg.
During a nine-week siege, the defenders were starved out and skirmishes with Frederick the Quarrelsome along the Austrian border hindered Andrew II to send subsequent relief army.