Maria Laura of Austria

Born Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard, Archduchess of Austria. She was granted the additional title „Princess of Belgium“ by her uncle, King Baudouin of the Belgians in 1991.

Named for her paternal great-grandmother, Empress Zita of Austria and her gofparents.

Daughter of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955) and Astrid, Princess of Belgium (1962).

Born: Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium 26. Aug 1988

Godparents: Gerhard, Archduke of Austria (paternal uncle) and Maria Beatrix, Gräfin von Arco-Zinneberg, née Archduchess of Austria (paternal aunt)

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XVI, 2001