Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este Biography and Replies

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

1. Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant
2. Prince Gabriel of Belgium
3. Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
4. Princess Eléonore of Belgium
5. Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este
6. Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
7. Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este
8. Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este
9. Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
10. Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
11. Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
12. Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
13. Prince Laurent of Belgium
14. Princess Louise of Belgium
15. Prince Nicolas of Belgium
16. Prince Aymeric of Belgium 

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