Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

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Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Born	August 26, 1988 (1988-08-26) (age 19) Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium
Other names	Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard
Title	Princess of Belgium Archduchess of Austria-Este Princess Imperial of Austria Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena.
Relatives	Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium

Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, (Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard, born August 26, 1988^[1]), Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena, is the second child and oldest daughter of Prince 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 eighth in line to the Belgian throne. Her godparents are Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este and Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este.

On 9 September 2005, Maria Laura, along with six other students, were riding home from St. John's International School in Waterloo when the bus collided into three cars and rolled over several times. All of the students managed to escape before the bus burst into flames. Maria Laura was unharmed but was taken to the hospital for observation and released to her parents after a few hours.

She currently studies Chinese at SOAS in London, spending time in China as part of her studies.

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v • d • e Ancestors of Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

16. Archduke Otto Franz of Austria               8. Charles I of Austria                       17. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony               4. Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este                             18. Robert I, Duke of Parma               9. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma                       19. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal               2. Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este                                   20. Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta               10. Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta                       21. Princess Hélène of Orléans               5. Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta                             22. Jean, Duke of Guise               11. Princess Anne of Orléans                       23. Princess Isabelle of Orléans               1. Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este                                         24. Albert I of Belgium               12. Leopold III of Belgium                       25. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria               6. Albert II of Belgium                             26. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland               13. Princess Astrid of Sweden                       27. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark               3. Princess Astrid of Belgium                                   28. Fulco VII Beniamino Tristano, Ruffo di Calabria               14. Fulco VIII, Prince of Ruffo di Calabria                       29. Laura Mosselmann du Chenoy               7. Princess Paola Ruffo di Calabria                             30. Augusto, Count Rossana e San Sebastiano               15. Luisa Gazelli di Rossana e di Sebastiano                       31. Countess Maria Rignon

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Styles of Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este Reference style Her Imperial and Royal Highness Spoken style Your Imperial and Royal Highness

Belgian Royal Family
HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Brabant HRH The Duchess of Brabant HRH Princess Elisabeth HRH Prince Gabriel HRH Prince Emmanuel HRH Princess Eléonore HI&RH Princess Astrid HI&RH Prince Lorenz HI&RH Prince Amedeo HI&RH Princess Maria Laura HI&RH Prince Joachim HI&RH Princess Luisa Maria HI&RH Princess Laetitia Maria HRH Prince Laurent HRH Princess Claire HRH Princess Louise HRH Prince Nicolas HRH Prince Aymeric HM Queen Fabiola HRH Prince Alexander HRH Princess Léa HRH Princess Marie-Christine HRH Princess Maria-Esmeralda
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Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este House of Austria-Este Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine Born: 26 August 1988
Belgian royalty
Preceded by Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este	Line of succession to the Belgian throne 8th position	Succeeded by Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este