Full name: Maria-Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard
Title: Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess of Belgium (Her Imperial and Royal Highness)
Born: Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, August 26th 1988
Parents: Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este (1955) and 1984, Princess Astrid of Belgium (1962)
Brothers: Amedeo (1986) and Joachim (1991)
Sisters: Luisa-Maria (1995) and Laetitia Maria (2003)
Education: Sint Jan-Berchmanscollege, Brussels (-2003) - primary and secondary school; Saint Johns International School, Waterloo (2003-2006) - secondary school; School of Oriental and African Studies, London (2006-) - studies Sinology/management and Chinese language; in 2007/2008 she stayed in China for some months to learn the language at the Hutong School in Beijing.
Further facts: She speaks French, Dutch and English, and is interested in fashion.
Further information about her family: Links: Belgium and Links: Austria