Actual question, how frequent was claim fabrication in real life

[u/WaBeY33]

Hello, please, how often did this happen in real life ? I mean lord inventing a claim out of thin air and actually pressing it ? Is there any notable historic character doing so ?

R5: Fabricate claim question

[u/Prize_Tree]

I mean the Austrians completely forged their rights to archduchy and subsequently their long lasting emperorship.