About Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
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 Saint Luc University Hospital in Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium, and is currently eighth in line to the Belgian throne.