Born Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard on 26th August 1988 at Saint Luc University Hospital in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert to Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.
Her christening took place on 29th September 1988 in Laeken by Godfried Danneels,The Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este and Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, Countess von und zu Arco-Zinneberg.
Parents
Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este.
Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este.
Sibling
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este born (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d’Aviano) 21st February 1986 at Saint Luc University Hospital in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.
Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este born (Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d’Aviano) 9th December 1991 at Saint Luc University Hospital in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.
Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este born (Luisa Maria Anna Martine Pilar) 11th October 1995 at Saint Jean Hospital in Brussels.
Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este born (Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita) 23rd April 2003 at Saint Jean Hospital in Brussels.
Education
She attended primary school and some of her secondary education at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege school in Brussels.
September 2003 – June 2006; She completed her secondary education at the St. John’s International School in Waterloo, Belgium.
She then studied Chinese at The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.
2008; She then the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris, France.
2015; She took political science courses at the University of London.
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26th August 1988 – 2nd December 1991; Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Laura of Austria-Este, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia.
2nd December 1991 – 7th February 1996; Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia.
7th February 1996 – Present; His Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena.
Belgian Line of Succession
Philippe, The King of The Belgians
- Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant
- Prince Gabriel of Belgium
- Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
- Princess Eléonore of Belgium
- Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este
- Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
- Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este
- Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este
- Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
- Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
- Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
- Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
- Prince Laurent of Belgium
- Princess Louise of Belgium
- Prince Nicolas of Belgium
- Prince Aymeric of Belgium
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