Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
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| Princess of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (more) |
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26 August 1988 Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium |
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| House | Austria-Este | ||||
| Father | Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este | ||||
| Mother | Princess Astrid of Belgium | ||||
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| Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard |
HM King Albert II
HM Queen Paola
HRH Princess Léa
HRH Princess Marie-Christine, Mrs Gourges
HRH Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard, born 26 August 1988) is the second child and oldest daughter of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium. She was born at the University Clinic St. Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium and is currently seventh in line to the Belgian throne.
Maria Laura has one older brother, Amedeo (b. 1986), one younger brother, Joachim (b. 1991) and two younger sisters: Luisa Maria (b. 1995) and Laetitia Maria (b. 2003). Her godparents are her paternal uncle Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este and her elder paternal aunt Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, Countess von und zu Arco-Zinneberg.
Maria Laura was raised until 1993 in Basel, Switzerland, at which point her parents relocated to Belgium. She was educated, like her siblings and younger cousins, at the Jesuit school College Sint Jan Berchmans in Brussels. She completed her secondary education at the St. John's International School in Waterloo, Belgium, during which time she was involved in a minor accident (see below). She then went to London, and attended SOAS in London, where she studied Chinese. In 2007–2008, she spent time in China as part of her studies. She then enrolled at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales in Paris in 2008, where she is still studying.
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